| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Keough | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-12-19)December 19, 1956 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri,United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Cincinnati Kids(indoor) | 23 | (13) |
| 1979–1982 | San Diego Sockers | 92 | (0) |
| 1979–1985 | St. Louis Steamers(indoor) | 196 | (45) |
| 1985–1986 | Kansas City Comets(indoor) | 41 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | United States | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1997 | Washington Bears | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William “Ty” Keough (born December 19, 1956, inSt. Louis, Missouri) is an American former professionalsoccer player and coach who has served as a soccer broadcaster for several networks. He earned eightcaps with theU.S. national team in 1979 and 1980. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for the1980 Summer Olympics. However, he did not attend the tournament as the U.S. boycotted those games.
Keough is the son of U.S. soccer legendHarry Keough, a member of the U.S. team at the1950 FIFA World Cup. His father later entered coaching and Keough benefited from his father's instruction, developing into an excellent midfielder. Keough attendedSt. Louis University High School, graduating in 1975.[1] After graduating from high school, he enteredSt. Louis University where he played on the men's soccer team, coached by his father from 1975 to 1978. During his four seasons with the Billikens, Keough was a four-time All-American,first team in 1976 and 1978, and honorable mention (third team) in 1975 and 1977.
TheSan Diego Sockers of theNorth American Soccer League (NASL) selected Keough in the 1979 draft and he spent four seasons with the Sockers. While still with the Sockers, Keough also played with theSt. Louis Steamers in theMajor Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1980 to 1985. In 1985, the Steamers traded him to theKansas City Comets where he spent a single season before retiring from playing professionally.
In 1979, Keough entered the national team. His firstcap came in a February 3, 1979, loss to theSoviet Union. He also began playing for the U.S. Olympic team as it began qualification for the1980 Summer Olympics to be held inMoscow. Qualifications continued into 1980 and the U.S. ultimately qualified for the games, its first qualification since the1972 Summer Olympics. However, PresidentJimmy Carter declared that the United States would boycott the games after the Soviet Union invadedAfghanistan. Despite this disappointment, Keough continued to play for the senior team through the rest of the year. His last game with the team came in a November 9, 1980, loss toMexico. Over his two years with the national team, he earned eightcaps.
After retiring from playing, Keough entered the coaching ranks withWashington University in his hometown of St. Louis. He succeeded Joe Carenza Jr., in 1986. Over the next eleven seasons, he compiled a 136–47–17 record before resigning in 1997 to devote his time to his broadcast career.[2] While no longer coaching at the university level, Keough remains in coaching as part of the staff of the Northwest Soccer Camp.
While coaching with Washington University, Keough entered the broadcast career field. From 1990 until 2002, Keough covered four World Cups for TNT, ESPN and ABC.