Edward Clark Timothy McKeever (August 25, 1910 – September 13, 1974) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame (1944) and Cornell University (1945–1946) and the University of San Francisco (1947), compiling a career college football record of 25–12–1.^[1]

Edward McKeever

McKeever, circa 1942
Biographical details
Born	(1910-08-25)August 25, 1910 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 13, 1974(1974-09-13) (aged 64) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1932–1934	Texas Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1938	Texas Tech (backfield)
1939–1940	Boston College (assistant)
1941–1943	Notre Dame (backfield)
1944	Notre Dame
1945–1946	Cornell
1947	San Francisco
1948	Chicago Rockets
1949	LSU (backfield)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1960–1961	Boston Patriots (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall	25–12–1 (college) 1–3 (AAFC)

A native of Texas,^[2] McKeever originally attended Notre Dame in 1930 and 1931 and transferred to Texas Tech University, where he played football from 1932 to 1934. He launched his coaching career in 1935 as backfield coach at Texas Tech, where he remained through 1938. In 1939 and 1940, McKeever was on Frank Leahy's staff at Boston College. He came to Notre Dame along with Leahy in 1941 and served as an assistant through 1943, and was named interim head coach in 1944 when Leahy entered the United States Navy. McKeever gained a spot in the Notre Dame record books by presiding over the worst defeat in school history, a 59–0 rout by Army. In 1945, McKeever moved on to Cornell as head coach, where he remained for two seasons. In 1947, he became head coach at the University of San Francisco and the following season served as head coach of the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference. In 1949, he joined the staff at Louisiana State University and in 1960 he became general manager of the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.

McKeever died on September 13, 1974.^[2]