Pat Kenelly Explained

Pat Kenelly
Birth Date:7 October 1922
Birth Place:Darbun, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1946
Player Team2:Southeastern Louisiana
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1965–1971
Coach Team2:Southeastern Louisiana
Coach Sport3:Baseball
Coach Years4:1951–1964
Coach Team4:Southeastern Louisiana
Admin Years1:1971–1976
Admin Team1:Southeastern Louisiana
Overall Record:25–43 (football)
230–180–4 (baseball)

Patrick Gumphrey Kenelly (October 7, 1922 – December 12, 2000) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the eighth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1965 until 1971, compiling a record of 25–43.[1]

Kenelly was also the head baseball coach at Southeastern Louisiana from 1951 to 1964. His tenure was the longest of any head coach in the history of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball program. Southeastern Louisiana's baseball facility, Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, is named for him. The diamond was dedicated on February 19, 2006.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southeastern Louisiana University Lions football coaching records . 2008-06-23 . 2010-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100211191428/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southland/southeastern_louisiana/coaching_records.php . dead .
  2. Web site: Baseball Facilities, photo 15. Lion Sports. August 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004145527/http://www.lionsports.net/photo_gallery.aspx?gallery=22. 4 October 2011. live. February 25, 2009.