J.K. Kennedy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

J.K. Kennedy

American basketball coach

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1966

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About J.K. Kennedy

  • Jesse Kennard "Bud" Kennedy was Florida State men's basketball head coach from 1949 to 1966.
  • He was born on April 22, 1907 in Lawrence, Kansas.
  • His father, A.
  • R.
  • Kennedy, was head coach of the Kansas football team.
  • Kennedy was an athlete at University of Kansas, Baker University, and Kansas State Teachers College.
  • In 1948 he became the Florida State Seminoles Athletic Manager and Assistant head coach.
  • The following year, he became the head coach.
  • Kennedy went 234–208 in his 18 years at Florida State and won the Florida Intercollegiate Conference Championship in 1955.
  • In 1966, on June, 26 he died of cancer.
  • Kennedy was 59.
  • Later in 1977 he was inducted into the Florida State University Hall of Fame.

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