Kenneth B. Knox (September 13, 1920 – February 24, 1970) was an American football and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southeast Missouri State College—now known as Southeast Missouri State University—from 1952 to 1967, compiling a record of 88–59–4. Knox also coached track at Southeast Missouri State and was the school's athletic director until his death in early 1970.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1920 Brazeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1970 (aged 49) Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1951 | Sikeston HS (MO) |
| 1952–1967 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Track | |
| 1952–? | Southeast Missouri State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1970 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 88–59–4 (college football) 35–0–3 (high school football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 MIAA (1955, 1957–1959, 1962, 1967) | |
Knox was born in Brazeau, Missouri and attended high school in Perryville, Missouri. He served in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander before his discharge. Knox played college football at Southeast Missouri State, where was a member of the Emmett Stuber's undefeated 1946 team and graduated in 1948. He began his coaching career in 1948 at Sikeston High School in Sikeston, Missouri, where he led his football teams to a record of 35–0–3 in four seasons. He was hired as head coach in football and track at his alma mater, Southeast Missouri State, in 1952.[1]
Knox died on February 24, 1970, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, following a long illness.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State Indians (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1952–1967) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Southeast Missouri State | 4–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1953 | Southeast Missouri State | 4–3–2 | 1–2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1954 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Southeast Missouri State | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Southeast Missouri State | 2–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | Southeast Missouri State | 6–2–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1959 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Southeast Missouri State | 6–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Southeast Missouri State | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Southeast Missouri State | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Southeast Missouri State | 5–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Southeast Missouri State | 2–8 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Southeast Missouri State | 5–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Southeast Missouri State | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Southeast Missouri State: | 88–59–4 | 55–22–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 88–59–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Knox Named Cape State Grid Coach". The Daily Standard. Sikeston, Missouri. Associated Press. March 21, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Kenneth Knox, Coach, Dies in Cape". The Daily Standard. Sikeston, Missouri. February 24, 1970. p. 10. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
