Andrew "Andy" Kerr

American football head coach

1878 – 1969

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Who was Andrew "Andy" Kerr?

Andrew "Andy" Kerr, IV was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University, Washington & Jefferson College, Colgate University, and Lebanon Valley College, compiling a career college football record of 137–71–14. His 1932 Colgate team went a perfect 9–0, was not scored upon, and was named a national champion by Parke H. Davis. Kerr was also the head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh for one season and at Stanford for four seasons, tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–26. In addition, he coached track and field at Pittsburgh from 1913 to 1921. Kerr was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Colgate's home football stadium, Andy Kerr Stadium, was dedicated in his honor in 1966.

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Born
Oct 7, 1878
Cheyenne
Also known as
  • Andrew Kerr
Education
  • Dickinson College
Died
Feb 17, 1969
Tucson

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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