Harry Keough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Joseph Keough | ||
| Date of birth | November 15, 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., United States | ||
| Date of death | February 7, 2012 (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1946 | St. Louis Schumachers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | San Francisco Barbarians | ||
| 1948–1949 | Paul Schulte Motors | ||
| 1949–1950 | → St. Louis McMahon | ||
| 1950–1952 | → St. Louis Raiders | ||
| 1953–1961 | → St. Louis Kutis | ||
| National team | |||
| 1949–1957 | United States | 19 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Florissant Valley Community College | |||
| 1967–1982 | St. Louis University | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Harry Joseph Keough (November 15, 1927 – February 7, 2012) was an American soccer defender who played on the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He spent most of his club career in his native St. Louis, winning a national junior championship, two National Challenge Cup and seven National Amateur Cup titles. He coached the Saint Louis University men's soccer team to five NCAA Men's Soccer Championships. The Keough Award, named after him and his son Ty Keough, is presented each year to the outstanding St. Louis-based male and female professional or college soccer player.
Keough was born to Patrick John and Elizabeth (née Costley) Keough, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, attending Cleveland High School. As a youth he played several sports, including track, swimming, and fast-pitch softball, particularly excelling at soccer. His soccer career began in 1945 as a member of the "St. Louis Schumachers", who won the 1946 National Junior Challenge Cup. In 1946, he joined the U.S. Navy. He was assigned to a naval base in San Francisco, California where he played for the "San Francisco Barbarians", which had dominated west coast soccer in the first half of the 20th century. Keough was eventually sent to San Diego as part of a destroyer crew. After his discharge from the Navy, Keough returned to St. Louis.
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