J. McAdoo Keaton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

J. McAdoo Keaton

American football coach

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1899

Place of Birth: Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1968

Profession: head coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About J. McAdoo Keaton

  • 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.
  • 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.

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