James Stanton Keck (September 11, 1897 – January 20, 1951) was an

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He attended

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and went on to play college football at

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as a

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and guard. Keck was selected as an All-American in 1920 and in

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. Keck served as the head football coach at

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from 1942 to 1946 and Waynesburg College—now known as Waynesburg University—in

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from 1947 to 1950, compiling a career college football coaching record of 23–26–4. He was inducted into the

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as a player in 1959.

Death

Keck died on January 20, 1951, after suffering a stroke at

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. He had transferred there five days earlier from Greene Country Memorial Hospital, to which he was admitted the previous month with high blood pressure.

Head coaching record

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* * * 1897 births 1951 deaths American football guards American football tackles Cleveland Indians (NFL 1923) players Norwich Cadets football coaches Princeton Tigers football coaches Princeton Tigers football players Waynesburg Yellow Jackets athletic directors Waynesburg Yellow Jackets football coaches All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees People from Greensburg, Pennsylvania Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania {{1940s-collegefootball-coach-stub