Bill Kelleher should not be confused with Bill Kelliher.
Bill Kelleher | |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1888 |
Birth Place: | Macroom, Ireland |
Death Place: | Lorain, Ohio, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1911–1914 |
Player Team2: | Notre Dame |
Player Years3: | 1915–1916 |
Player Team3: | Massillon Tigers |
Player Years4: | 1917 |
Player Team4: | Youngstown Patricians |
Player Sport5: | Basketball |
Player Years6: | 1911–1915 |
Player Team6: | Notre Dame |
Player Positions: | Halfback, fullback (football) Guard (basketball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1915–1916 |
Coach Team2: | Kenyon |
Overall Record: | 5–13 |
William Andrew Kelleher (December 13, 1888 – November 27, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio from 1915 to 1916, compiling a record of 5–13.[1] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and professionally for the Massillon Tigers and Youngstown Patricians of the Ohio League.[2] [3] A native of Ireland, Kelleher worked for 35 years as a Lorain Works, National Tube Division, a part of U.S. Steel. He died on November 27, 1961, at his home in Lorain, Ohio.[4]