Pat O'Dea College coach

Patrick John "Kangaroo Kicker" O'Dea (March 17, 1872 – April 5, 1962) was an Australian rules and American football player and coach. An Australian by birth, O'Dea played Australian rules football for the Melbourne Football Club in the VFA. In 1898 and 1899, O'Dea played American football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, where he excelled in the kicking game. He then served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1900 to 1901 and at the University of Missouri in 1902, compiling a career college football record of 19–7–2. O'Dea was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1962.

Personal facts

Pat O'Dea
Alias (AKA)O'Dea Patrick John
Birth dateMarch 17, 1872
Birth place
Australia , Kilmore Victoria
Date of deathMarch 04, 1962
Place of death
San Francisco

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