John M. Keil
'44
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- When he arrived at the University, he ran the 60, 100, 220, and 440-yard relay on the freshman track team
- Undefeated in 16 straight races in the 100 and 220
- Ran varsity track as a sophomore and won the Rosenberg Cup as the outstanding sprinter of the year
- Played two years of varsity soccer, starting every game at right wing
- Scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Colgate
- Called into the Army Air Corps, which put an early end to his intercollegiate career
Post-Graduate:
- After the war, he coached and refereed high school soccer for one season
- In the Air Corps, he ran in a sprint relay that set a regional record
- Returned to running in the early 1950s and still runs 10-20 miles a week
- Has run in 5k and 7½ mile road races and won his age group in each
- Plays tennis three times a week
- Has spent his professional life in advertising-traveling around the globe seeing clients, making presentations and shooting commercials
- Developed the character of, and serves as the voice for, McGruff the Crime Dog
- Currently an artist
