J.K. Kennedy

J. K. Kennedy
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1907-04-22)April 22, 1907
Lawrence, Kansas
Died June 24, 1966(1966-06-24) (aged 59)
Tallahassee, Florida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1949 asst. Florida State
1949–1966 Florida State
Head coaching record
Overall 234–208
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Florida Intercollegiate Conference Champions (1955)
Awards
Florida State University Hall of Fame (1977)

Jesse Kennard "Bud" Kennedy was Florida State men's basketball head coach from 1949 to 1966. He was born on April 22, 1907 in Lawrence, Kansas. His father, A. R. Kennedy, was head coach of the Kansas football team. Kennedy was an athlete at University of Kansas, Baker University, and Kansas State Teachers College. In 1948 he became the Florida State Seminoles Athletic Manager and Assistant head coach. The following year he became the head coach. Kennedy went 234–208 in his 18 years at Florida State and won the Florida Intercollegiate Conference Championship in 1955. In 1966, on June, 26 he died of cancer. Kennedy was 59. Later in 1977 he was inducted into the Florida State University Hall of Fame.

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