James H. Kehoe Jr.

James Henry Kehoe Jr. (June 3, 1918 – January 17, 2010) was an American athletics coach and university administrator. He served as the athletic director at the University of Maryland from 1969 to 1978, during which time he was responsible for the hiring of future Hall of Fame coaches Lefty Driesell, Jerry Claiborne, Bud Beardmore, and Chris Weller.

Early life and military service Kehoe was born on June 3, 1918, in Bel Air, Maryland. When he retired from coaching, his track teams had a 27-meet winning streak and his cross country teams a 29-meet streak. helped form the basketball program into a perennial NCAA tournament contender. Kehoe appointed Jerry Claiborne as Lester's successor, who reversed the team's fortunes and won three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championships in the 1970s.

Kehoe resigned in 1978 after disagreements with university chancellor Robert Gluckstern. In 1989, he was hired as a special consultant to the athletic department of Mount St. Mary's University,

Later life Kehoe retired to Chesapeake Beach. In 1998, he was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The Kehoe Track and Field Complex at the University of Maryland is named in his honor. Kehoe died of cardiovascular disease on January 17, 2010, at the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House in Prince Frederick, Maryland.