Vern McKee
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1930 Browns Valley, Minnesota |
| Died | December 10, 2004 (aged 74) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Alma mater | Huron (1956) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1952 | Independence Browns |
| 1953 | Topeka Owls |
| 1953 | Fort Smith Twins |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956–1959 | Ipswich HS (SD) |
| 1960–1962 | Yankton |
| 1963–1964 | North Dakota State (assistant) |
| 1965–1966 | South Dakota (assistant) |
| 1967–1969 | Huron HS (SD) |
| 1992–1993 | Huron |
| Basketball | |
| 1960–? | Yankton |
| 1965–1967 | South Dakota (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1961–1963 | Yankton |
| 1964–1965 | North Dakota State |
| 1966 | South Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–30–1 (college football) 21–26 (college baseball, North Dakota State only) |
Vern Albert McKee (April 28, 1930 – December 10, 2004) an American football and baseball player and coach. He spent two seasons playing Minor League Baseball the St. Louis Browns organization before embarking on a career in coaching and scouting.[1] McKee served as the head football coach at Yankton College from 1960 to 1962 and Huron University from 1992 to 1993, compiling a career college football coaching record of 13–30–1.[2] He was also the head baseball coach at North Dakota State University from 1964 to 1965, tallying a mark of 21–26.[3]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankton Greyhounds (Tri-State Conference) (1960–1962) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Yankton | 1–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | Yankton | 5–4 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1962 | Yankton | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Yankton: | 9–17 | 5–13 | |||||||
| Huron Tribe (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1992–1993) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Huron | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1993 | Huron | 1–7–1 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Huron: | 4–13–1 | 3–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–30–1 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Vern McKee". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Vern McKee". Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Vern McKee". South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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