Pat Keedy
Charles Patrick Keedy (born January 10, 1958, in Birmingham) is a former collegiate and professional baseball player who played for Auburn University and three seasons for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Keedy now teaches at his alma mater Gardendale High School and was also the baseball coach from 2006-2018. His son Ryan was named as the new baseball coach after Keedy retired from coaching.
Keedy led Gardendale to the playoffs in each of his 12 seasons down the third-base line. He finished his coaching career in 2018 with a 21-11 season, which ended in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs in the spring of 2018. Starting in the fall of 2018, he moved into an assistant principal position at Gardendale High School. Previously, he was the baseball coach at Mortimer Jordan High School for 15 years.
On July 7, 2020, Keedy was appointed as the new principal at Corner High School by the Jefferson County Board of Education.
He and his wife, Sheila, have two children.
References
- Pat Keedy. (2011, November 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:28, June 19, 2012, from [1]
- Harris, Erik (June 12, 2018) "Gardendale names new principal, Pat Keedy moves from field to admin." North Jefferson News
- Harris, Erik (June 25, 2018) "Ryan Keedy named Gardendale head baseball coach" North Jefferson News