Maurice Allen Kent (September 17, 1885 – April 19, 1966) was a collegiate head coach in three different sports. He coached baseball at Iowa, Wisconsin, Iowa State and Northwestern between 1908 and 1943. Kent was the head basketball coach at Iowa, Iowa State, and Northwestern between 1913 and 1927.[1] And he coached football at Carleton College and Iowa State.

Maury Kent
Kent from 1916 Hawkeye
Biographical details
Born(1885-09-17)September 17, 1885
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1966(1966-04-19) (aged 80)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904–1907Iowa
Baseball
1907Marshalltown Snappers
1908Oskaloosa Quakers
1909Waterloo Lulus
1910Ottumwa Packers
1911Birmingham Barons
1912–1913Brooklyn Dodgers
1912–1913Toronto Maple Leafs
1914Memphis Chickasaws
Position(s)Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1912Carleton
c. 1915Iowa (assistant)
1921Iowa State
c. 1926Northwestern (assistant)
c. 1944Iowa (assistant)
Basketball
1909–1913Carleton
1913–1918Iowa
1920–1921Iowa State
1922–1927Northwestern
Baseball
1908Iowa
c. 1910Carleton
1914–1918Iowa
1919–1920Wisconsin
1921–1922Iowa State
1923–1928Northwestern
1942–1943Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall24–7–2 (football)
96–122 (basketball)
112–145–3 (baseball)

Baseball career
Pitcher
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1912, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
July 18, 1913, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record5–5
Earned run average4.66
Strikeouts25
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Kent graduated from the University of Iowa in 1908. He pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1912 and 1913 baseball seasons.[2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Carleton (Independent) (1909–1912)
1909 Carleton 4–1–1
1910 Carleton 6–0
1911 Carleton 6–1
1912 Carleton 4–1–1
Carleton: 20–3–2
Iowa State Cyclones (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921)
1921 Iowa State 4–4 3–4 6th
Iowa State: 4–4 3–4
Total: 24–7–2

References

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  1. ^ "Maurice Kent Coaching Record". Sports Reference College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Maury Kent". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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