Stephen Grover O'Rourke (April 26, 1887 – September 22, 1944) was an American football and basketball coach and Major League Baseball (MLB) scout. He served as the head football coach at Little Rock College in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1908 to 1910, the College of St. Thomas—now known as the University of St. Thomas—in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1914 to 1915, St. Mary's College—now known as Saint Mary's Academy and College—in St. Marys, Kansas from 1915 to 1920 and again from 1934 to 1928, and Saint Louis University from 1931 to 1922.[1]

Stephen G. O'Rourke
Biographical details
Born(1893-09-13)September 13, 1893
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 22, 1944(1944-09-22) (aged 51)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907Holy Cross
Basketball
1907–1908Holy Cross
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1910Little Rock
1913–1914St. Thomas (MN)
1915–1920St. Mary's (KS)
1921–1922Saint Louis
1923–1928St. Mary's (KS)
Basketball
1921–1922Saint Louis
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1915–?St. Mary's (KS)
1920?–193?Detroit Tigers (scout)
1939–1944New York Yankees (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall70–54–8 (football)

O'Rourke became a scout for the Detroit Tigers in the 1920s and the New York Yankees in 1939. He died from a lingering heart ailment on September 22, 1944, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver.[2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Little Rock Eagles (Independent) (1908–1910)
1908 Little Rock 0–1
1909 Little Rock 4–1
1910 Little Rock 2–5–1
Little Rock: 6–7–1
St. Thomas Cadets (Independent) (1913–1914)
1913 St. Thomas 4–0
1914 St. Thomas 7–2
St. Thomas: 11–2
St. Mary's Knights (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1915–1920)
1915 St. Mary's 3–5 1–4 13th
1916 St. Mary's 4–3–1 2–3–1 10th
1917 St. Mary's 6–3 4–2 T–4th
1918 St. Mary's 1–1
1919 St. Mary's 6–2 3–2 T–5th
1920 St. Mary's 6–2 4–2 4th
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921 Saint Louis 4–4–1
1922 Saint Louis 6–3–1
Saint Louis: 10–7–2
St. Mary's Knights (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1928)
1923 St. Mary's 4–4 3–4 11th
1924 St. Mary's 3–4 2–4 13th
1925 St. Mary's 4–3–1 3–3–1 T–8th
1926 St. Mary's 2–5 2–5 T–12th
1927 St. Mary's 4–3 4–3 8th
1928 St. Mary's 2–3–3 2–2–3 6th
St. Marys: 43–38–5
Total: 70–54–8

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Yankee Scout Passes Away". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. International News Service. September 24, 1944. p. 19. Retrieved December 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .