Keith Molesworth

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Keith Frank Molesworth (born October 20, 1905-March 1966) graduated from Washington High School. Molesworth was 17 years old, 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighed 98 pounds. Due to his size he never started a prep football game. He started growing during the following year, never getting bigger than 5-9 by 167, however this spurt started his career in sports.

[edit] College career

Molesworth went to Monmouth College located in Monmouth, Illinois where he won three letters each in four varsity sports football, basketball, baseball and track. He became one of the rare 12-letter performers in the history of Monmouth College.

[edit] Professional career

He played as a professional for nine years, the last seven in both baseball and football. Four of the baseball seasons were in Minor league baseball. Seven football seasons were with the Chicago Bears, where he was the T-formation quarterback in a backfield that included Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski. The 1932 and 1933 Bears were National Football League champions.

[edit] Coaching career

Molesworth spent eight years as the backfield coach at theU.S. Naval Academy, then six more as a semipro football coach and one year doubling as a minor-league baseball manager, before becoming backfield coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952.

He was Head Coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1953, the first season of that franchise's existence. He remained with the club as a vice president and director of personnel until dying of a heart attack in March of 1966, while seeding his lawn. He was 60.

[edit] References

• desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved on January 04, 2007.

[edit] External links

databasefootball.com [1]