Missouri State

DICK KERIN
Football, 1942-48
Inducted October 30, 1982

An integral part of the offensive line effort in the highly-successful Missouri State grid era of the late 1940’s, Dick Kerin originally came to MSU in 1942 from Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He played the 1942 season with the Bears and then left school to enter the Marine Corps. He came back after the war to play his final three seasons starting in 1946, and was an MSU co-captain in 1948. Coach Tommy O’Boyle took over the MSU reins in 1947 and led the Bears to a 7-2-1 mark that year and a 9-2 mark the following season that included a share of the MIAA title and a trip to the MO-KAN Bowl where the Bruins were defeated 34-20 by Emporia State. Kerin was an all-conference first team selection at guard in 1946, 1947 and 1948, and also played linebacker for MSU.