Bill Kelleher
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Macroom, Ireland | December 13, 1888
Died | November 27, 1961 Lorain, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 71)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1911–1914 | Notre Dame |
1915–1916 | Massillon Tigers |
1917 | Youngstown Patricians |
Basketball | |
1911–1915 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | Halfback, fullback (football) Guard (basketball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1915–1916 | Kenyon |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–13 |
William Andrew Kelleher (December 13, 1888 – November 27, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio from 1915 to 1916, compiling a record of 5–13.[1] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and professionally for the Massillon Tigers and Youngstown Patricians of the Ohio League.[2][3] A native of Ireland, Kelleher worked for 35 years as a Lorain Works, National Tube Division, a part of U.S. Steel. He died on November 27, 1961, at his home in Lorain, Ohio.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1915–1916) | |||||||||
1915 | Kenyon | 3–6 | 1–6 | T–10th | |||||
1916 | Kenyon | 2–7 | 2–5 | T–10th | |||||
Kenyon: | 5–13 | 3–11 | |||||||
Total: | 5–13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New "Coach" Well Fitted for Work". The Kenyon Collegian. Kenyon College. September 28, 1915. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Bill Kelleher". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Kelleher If Kenyon Coach". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. July 15, 1915. p. 42. Retrieved June 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bill Kelleher, Teammate Of Rockne, Dies". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. Associated Press. November 28, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved June 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- 1888 births
- 1961 deaths
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- American football fullbacks
- Guards (basketball)
- Kenyon Owls football coaches
- Massillon Tigers players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Youngstown Patricians players
- U.S. Steel people
- People from Macroom
- Irish emigrants to the United States