Bernie Shively, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bernie Shively

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 26-May-1902

Place of Birth: Paris, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1967

Profession: sporting director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Bernie Shively

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  • Shively (May 26, 1902 – December 12, 1967) was and American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
  • He was the athletic director at the University of Kentucky from 1938 until his death. Shively served as an assistant football coach at Kentucky and was interim head football coach in 1945, prior to hiring Bear Bryant.
  • Shively was linked to a scholarship scandal in 1962 involving the infamous football team known as the Thin Thirty, coached by Charlie Bradshaw. Shively attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he played football as a guard alongside Red Grange.
  • He was a consensus All-American in 1926.
  • He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and is honored at Kentucky as the namesake of the track and field stadium.

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