| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1930-04-28)April 28, 1930 Browns Valley, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 2004(2004-12-10) (aged 74) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| 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. 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. He was also the head baseball coach at North Dakota State University from 1964 to 1965, tallying a mark of 21–26.
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 from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1930 births
- 2004 deaths
- Fort Smith Twins players
- Huron Screaming Eagles football coaches
- Huron Screaming Eagles football players
- Huron Screaming Eagles men's basketball players
- North Dakota State Bison football coaches
- North Dakota State Bison baseball coaches
- South Dakota Coyotes baseball coaches
- South Dakota Coyotes football coaches
- South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball coaches
- Topeka Owls players
- Yankton Greyhounds baseball coaches
- Yankton Greyhounds football coaches
- Yankton Greyhounds men's basketball coaches
- High school football coaches in South Dakota
- People from Huron, South Dakota
- People from Browns Valley, Minnesota
- Players of American football from South Dakota
- Baseball players from South Dakota
- Basketball coaches from South Dakota
- Basketball players from South Dakota