Ollie Keller (March 8, 1929 – April 21, 2019) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeast Louisiana University—now known as University of Louisiana at Monroe—in Monroe, Louisiana for four seasons, from 1972 until 1975, compiling record of 14–24–3.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1929 Blount County, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Died | April 21, 2019 (aged 90) Fairhope, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1951 | Tennessee |
| 1952–1953 | Memphis State |
| Basketball | |
| 1951–1953 | Memphis State |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954 | Hall HS (TN) |
| 1955–1956 | Maryville HS (TN) |
| 1957–1967 | Memphis Catholic HS (TN) |
| 1968 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1970–1971 | Memphis State (assistant) |
| 1972–1975 | Northeast Louisiana |
| 1976 | Colorado State (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–24–3 (college) |
Coaching career edit
Keller began his coaching career at Halls High School followed by two years at his high school alma mater, Maryville High School. He spent the next ten years coaching at Memphis Catholic High School (1957–1967), which was a perennial football powerhouse. Keller moved to the college level in 1968 as an assistant at Iowa State University under Johnny Majors before returning to Memphis State as an assistant in 1970.
Death edit
Keller died on April 21, 2019, at his home in Fairhope, Alabama.[2]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Louisiana Indians (NCAA College Division independent) (1972) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Northeast Louisiana | 3–7 | |||||||
| Northeast Louisiana Indians (NCAA Division II independent) (1973–1974) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Northeast Louisiana | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| 1974 | Northeast Louisiana | 4–6 | |||||||
| Northeast Louisiana Indians (NCAA Division I independent) (1975) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Northeast Louisiana | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| Northeast Louisiana: | 14–24–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–24–3 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/101/Bill/SJR0280.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Coach Ollie Keller". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. April 26, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
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