| George Keogan | |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1912–1914 |
| Coach Team2: | Superior Normal |
| Coach Years3: | 1915–1916 |
| Coach Team3: | Saint Louis |
| Coach Years4: | 1917–1918 |
| Coach Team4: | St. Thomas (MN) |
| Coach Years5: | 1918–1919 |
| Coach Team5: | Allegheny |
| Coach Years6: | 1919–1922 |
| Coach Team6: | Valparaiso |
| Coach Years7: | 1923–1943 |
| Coach Team7: | Notre Dame |
| Coach Sport8: | Football |
| Coach Years9: | 1914–1915 |
| Coach Team9: | Saint Louis |
| Coach Years10: | 1917 |
| Coach Team10: | St. Thomas (MN) |
| Coach Years11: | 1919–1920 |
| Coach Team11: | Valparaiso |
| Coach Years12: | 1924 |
| Coach Team12: | Notre Dame (freshmen) |
| Coach Sport13: | Baseball |
| Coach Years14: | 1920–1921 |
| Coach Team14: | Valparaiso |
| Coach Years15: | 1924–1926 |
| Coach Team15: | Notre Dame |
| Coach Years16: | 1930–1933 |
| Coach Team16: | Notre Dame |
| Overall Record: | 414–127–3 (basketball) 23–16–1 (football) 81–66–3 (baseball) |
| Baskhof Year: | 1961 |
| Cbbaskhof Year: | 2006 |
| Baskhof Id: | george-keogan |
George E. Keogan (March 8, 1890 – February 17, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, most known for coaching basketball at the University of Notre Dame from 1923 to 1943. Keogan never had a losing season in his 20 years at Notre Dame.
The Minnesota Lake, Minnesota native attended University of Minnesota from 1909 to 1913. He began coaching high school varsities after his freshman year in college, guiding first Lockport High School (1910–1911) followed by Riverside High School (1911–1912). Meanwhile, he was also coaching several college basketball teams: Charles City College in Iowa (1909–1910), Superior State Teachers College in Wisconsin (1912–1914), Saint Louis University (1914–15) and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota (1917–1918). During World War I he served at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. After briefly coaching Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania (1919–1920) and Valparaiso, Keogan arrived at University of Notre Dame. He served as head basketball and baseball coach, as well as assistant to the legendary football coach Knute Rockne. Keogan compiled a 327–96–1 at Notre Dame.
Keogan died on February 17, 1943, of a heart attack at his home in South Bend, Indiana.[1] After his death, Moose Krause took over his job as Notre Dame's head basketball coach. Keogan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.