Jerry Keeling
American gridiron football player (1939–2018)
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| Date of birth | (1939-08-02)August 2, 1939 |
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| Place of birth | Paris, Texas, U.S. |
| Date of death | January 20, 2018(2018-01-20) (aged 78) |
| Place of death | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB/DB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| US college | Tulsa |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1961–1972 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1973–1975 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1975 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1964, 1965, 1967 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1964–1968 |
| Career stats | |
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Jerry Keeling (August 2, 1939 – January 20, 2018) was a quarterback and defensive back in the Canadian Football League, playing fifteen seasons from 1961 to 1975 for the Calgary Stampeders, the Ottawa Rough Riders, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. For his great play, he became a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Calgary Stampeders
The Paris, Texas-born Enid, Oklahoma-reared Keeling was a member of the Stampeders from 1961 to 1972, playing defensive back and quarterback positions. It was only in 1969 that Keeling became the starting quarterback. Keeling was the winning quarterback in the 1970 Western Conference finals in a best of 3 series against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the final game in brutally cold weather (see video clip below) won by Calgary by a score of 15–14, one of the coldest football games ever.[citation needed]
But the team lost the 58th Grey Cup game played on a very muddy field to the Montreal Alouettes. However, after beating Saskatchewan again in the Western Conference finals in 1971, he beat the Toronto Argonauts during the rainy 59th Grey Cup game, his first championship victory.[citation needed]
Ottawa Rough Riders
Keeling became an Ottawa Rough Rider from 1973 to 1975. In 1973, he was their starting quarterback and led his team to the 61st Grey Cup. However, he was replaced by Rick Cassata in the title game because of an injury.[1] Ottawa won that game, Keeling's second and last Grey Cup win.[citation needed]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
He ended his career in 1975 as the starting quarterback of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, which finished 5-10-1 yet made the playoffs, though defeated on the first round by the Alouettes.[citation needed]
Coaching
Keeling was an assistant coach for the Stampeders from 1982 to 1983.
Death
Keeling died on Saturday, January 20, 2018. At the time of his death he was living in Oklahoma with his wife Vella.[2][3]
References
External links
- Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western finals in its entirety on YouTube
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane starting quarterbacks
- Ivan Grove (1914–1916, 1919)
- Rex Thomas (1922)
- Tudor Jones (1936)
- Morris White (1937)
- Tommy Thompson (1938)
- Glenn Dobbs (1940–1942)
- Clyde LeForce (1943, 1946)
- Perry Moss (1944)
- Bob Smith (1945)
- Jim Finks (1946–1948)
- Pete Annex (1949)
- Ron Morris (1950–1952)
- Bob Bohn (1953)
- Mack Warren (1954)
- Charlie Wynes (1955)
- George Cagiola (1956–1957)
- Jerry Keeling (1958–1960)
- Ronnie Sine (1961)
- Stu McBirnie (1962)
- Jerry Rhome (1963–1964)
- Billy Guy Anderson (1965)
- Greg Barton (1966–1967)
- Mike Stripling (1967–1968)
- Rick Arrington (1969)
- John Dobbs (1969–1970)
- Drew Pearson (1970)
- Todd Starks (1971–1972)
- Joe McCulley (1973)
- Jeb Blount (1973–1975)
- Ron Hickerson (1976)
- David Rader (1976–1978)
- Bill Blankenship (1977, 1979)
- Kenny Jackson (1979–1981)
- Skip Ast (1982)
- Steve Gage (1983–1986)
- Richie Stephenson (1984)
- T. J. Rubley (1987–1991)
- Gus Frerotte (1990, 1992–1993)
- Mark Matheson (1992)
- Troy DeGar (1994–1996)
- Tad Jones (1994)
- John Fitzgerald (1994, 1996–1998)
- Michael Wall (1997–1999)
- Robert Stephenson (1998)
- Josh Blankenship (1999–2001)
- Tyler Gooch (2001–2002)
- James Kilian (2002–2004)
- Paul Smith (2005–2007)
- David Johnson (2008)
- G. J. Kinne (2009–2011)
- Cody Green (2012–2013)
- Kalen Henderson (2012)
- Dane Evans (2013–2016)
- Chad President (2017)
- Luke Skipper (2017–2018)
- Seth Boomer (2018)
- Zach Smith (2019–2020)
- Davis Brin (2021–2022)
- Braylon Braxton (2022–2023)
- Cardell Williams (2023)
- Roman Fuller (2023)
- Kirk Francis (2023)
