Ollie Keller (March 8, 1929 – April 21, 2019) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeast Louisiana University—now known as

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—in

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for four seasons, from 1972 until 1975, compiling record of 14–24–3.

Coaching career

Keller began his coaching career at

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followed by two years at his high school alma mater, Maryville High School. He spent the next ten years coaching at

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(1957–1967), which was a perennial football powerhouse. Keller moved to the college level in 1968 as an assistant at

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under

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before returning to Memphis State as an assistant in 1970.

Death

Keller died on April 21, 2019, at his home in

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Head coaching record

References

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