J. McAdoo Keaton
Keaton pictured in The Lasso 1936, Howard Payne yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1899-06-11)June 11, 1899 Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | July 10, 1968(1968-07-10) (aged 69) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1920–1921 | Howard Payne |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1928–1934 | Howard Payne (line) |
1935–1942 | Howard Payne |
1945–? | SMU (line) |
Basketball | |
1935–1943 | Howard Payne |
Track | |
?–1964 | SMU |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 53–19–8 (football) 95–64 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 6 Texas Conference (1936–1938, 1940–1942) | |
James McAdoo Keaton (June 11, 1899 – July 10, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and track coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for eight seasons, from 1935 to 1942, and compiling a record of 53–19–8.[1] Keaton also served as the head basketball coach at Howard Payne from 1935 to 1943, tallying a mark of 95–64.
Keaton was born in Tennessee and moved with his family at the age of five to Texas. He attended high school in Temple, Texas and played college football at Howard Payne. In 1945 Keaton joined the football coaching staff as line coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He later became track coach at SMU. Keaton died following a cerebral hemorrhage on July 10, 1968, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Conference) (1935–1942) | |||||||||
1935 | Howard Payne | 5–2–3 | 3–1–3 | 3rd | |||||
1936 | Howard Payne | 7–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1937 | Howard Payne | 8–1–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1938 | Howard Payne | 7–3–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1939 | Howard Payne | 5–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1940 | Howard Payne | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1941 | Howard Payne | 8–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1942 | Howard Payne | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
Howard Payne: | 53–19–8 | 40–4–6 | |||||||
Total: | 53–19–8 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Howard Payne University coaching records Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "James McAdoo Keaton...Ex-SMU Coach Dies—Services Set for Former SMU Mentor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. Associated Press. July 11, 1968. p. 59. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- J. McAdoo Keaton at Find a Grave
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