Art Kehoe enters his second season as the offensive line coach on Head Coach Al Golden's staff and his 28th year overall as a Miami Hurricane. Kehoe, an integral part of the U Football legacy, has coached some of the best offensive linemen to ever play the game.
In his first season back at Miami since 2005, Kehoe coached a 2011 line that helped UM to one of its most efficient offensive seasons in memory. The line blocked for the likes of Lamar Miller (1,272 rushing yards) and protected quarterback Jacory Harris (2,486 passing yards) en route to a national ranking of No. 3 in offensive efficiency, according to Footballoutsiders.com.
Kehoe returned to his alma mater, where he served as an assistant and eventually offensive line coach from 1981-2005. Kehoe began his coaching career in 1981 as a student assistant at UM. A 1982 graduate of Miami, he was an integral part of the Miami football renaissance since its beginnings in the late 1970s. He came to Miami in 1979 as a transfer from Laney Junior College in Oakland, Calif., and started at guard for the Hurricanes for two seasons under head coach Howard Schnellenberger.
Kehoe's tenure of 27 years at Miami, a span during which he has either played or coached for six head football coaches, ranks among the longest of any UM athletics figure.
During his time working with the Hurricanes' offensive line, Kehoe has produced seven players (Eric Winston in 2005, Brett Romberg in 2002, Bryant McKinnie in 2001, Joaquin Gonzalez in 2000, Richard Mercier in 1999, K.C. Jones in 1996 and Leon Searcy in 1991) who received first-team All-America honors. 20 more of his protégés went on to play professionally, including 16 all-conference honorees, one Outland Trophy winner and the 2002 Rimington Award winner.
Kehoe was on the staff of all five UM football national championship teams, and two Heisman Trophy winners and seven of Miami's nine 1,000-yard rushers passed or rushed behind the blocking of Kehoe's offensive linemen. His 2000 and 2001 units are often consider among the highest-performing offensive lines in recent college football history, and his 2002 unit was widely considered the nation's finest by many observers.
A native of Conshohocken, Pa., Kehoe served instrumental in the rebirth of Miami football, playing on the 1979 and 1980 teams that returned UM to national prominence with a victory in the 1980 Peach Bowl (UM's first bowl win since 1966). After his playing days ended, Kehoe stayed at UM as a student assistant coach in 1981 and a graduate assistant coach from 1982-84. He ascended to full-time status in 1985 and worked with the offensive line through the 2005 season. From 1992-94, Kehoe also tutored tight ends in addition to his duties with the offensive line.
As a coach, Kehoe went to 21 bowl games with the Hurricanes and tutored some of the greatest players in Miami history including Searcy, Mike Sullivan, Jones, Mercier, McKinnie, Gonzalez, Romberg and Vernon Carey. A contemporary of legendary UM quarterback Jim Kelly, Kehoe has developed offensive lines that have protected many of the Hurricanes' outstanding quarterbacks including Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson, Gino Torretta, Ken Dorsey and Jacory Harris.
Kehoe, 55, is working for his sixth Miami head coach, spanning the likes of Howard Schnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, Butch Davis, Larry Coker and now Al Golden. Kehoe even served as UM's interim head coach for 19 days during the transition from the Erickson to Davis era in 1995. In addition to his coaching accomplishments, Kehoe was inducted into the University of Miami Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. He was inducted into the Laney J.C. Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.
Kehoe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Miami and an associate's degree in general studies from Laney J.C. in 1979.
KEHOE AT A GLANCE
Personal Info
Full Name
Arthur Kehoe
Age
55
Hometown
Conshohocken, Pa
Education
B.A. in Business Administration, University of Miami (1982)
Wife
Dee
Children
Son, Jake; Daughter, Madison
Kehoe's Coaching Career
2011
Offensive Line, University of Miami
2008-10
Offensive Line, UFL California Redwoods
2006-07
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line, Ole Miss
2002-05
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line, University of Miami
1995-01
Offensive Line, University of Miami
1995
Interim Coach, University of Miami
1992-94
Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant, University of Miami
1985-91
Offensive Line Assistant, University of Miami
1982-84
Graduate Assistant, University of Miami
1981
Student Assistant, University of Miami
Bowl Games as a Coach (20)
2005
Peach Bowl
2004
Orange Bowl
2003
Fiesta Bowl
2002
Rose Bowl
2001
Sugar Bowl
2000
Gator Bowl
1998
Micron PC Bowl
1996
Carquest Bowl
1995
Orange Bowl
1994
Fiesta Bowl
1993
Sugar Bowl
1992
Orange Bowl
1991
Cotton Bowl
1990
Sugar Bowl
1989
Orange Bowl
1988
Orange Bowl
1987
Fiesta Bowl
1986
Sugar Bowl
1985
Fiesta Bowl
1984
Orange Bowl
Bowl Games as a Player (1)
1981
Peach Bowl
Honors as a Player
Two-year letterwinner, offensive captain at Miami (1979-80)
Coaching Accomplishments
Produced seven players (Eric Winston in 2005, Brett Romberg in 2002, Bryant McKinnie in 2001, Joaquin Gonzalez in 2000, Richard Mercier in1999, K.C. Jones in 1996 and Leon Searcy in 1991) who received first-team All-America honors, plus 20 more that went on to play professionally, 15 all-conference honorees, one Outland Trophy winner and the 2002 Rimington Award winner
On the staff of all five UM football national championship teams
Inducted into the University of Miami Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002 and Laney J.C. Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001
Prominent Players Coached
Leon Searcy
First-round draft selection by Pittsburgh Steelers; 1999 Pro-Bowl selection
Brett Romberg
2002 Rimington Trophy winner; first-team All-American; Atlanta Falcons
