Dan A. Killian
Dan Arnold Killian (February 5, 1880 – January 15, 1953) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1904 to 1906, compiling a record of 8–6–2. Killian was also the head coach of the LSU baseball team from 1905 to 1906 (tallying a mark of 14–9), as well as head coach of the LSU Tigers track and field team from 1905 to 1906. He also served as athletic director.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1880 Allegan, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1953 (aged 72) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (1902) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1906 | LSU |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1906 | LSU |
| Track and Field | |
| 1905–1906 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–6–2 (football) 14–9 (baseball) |
Killian was a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he lettered as a shortstop in baseball in 1902. He also reportedly played quarterback on the football team, but if he did, he apparently did not qualify for a letter.
In 1906 he left coaching "to do sporting work for a newspaper" in Chicago.
He died in Lansing, Michigan in 1953.