# Doug Kerr

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{{Short description|Canadian football coach}}
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| name                = Doug Kerr
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| death_date          = May 20, 1960 (aged 58)
| death_place         = [Montreal, Quebec](/source/Montreal%2C_Quebec), Canada
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| high_school         = [High School of Montreal](/source/High_School_of_Montreal)
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| coaching_years1   = 1923
| coaching_team1    = Westmount AAA Juniors
| coaching_years2   = 1924–1934
| coaching_team2    = Westmount/Westward AAA Intermediates
| coaching_years3   = 1935
| coaching_team3    = [McGill](/source/McGill_Redbirds_football) (Freshmen)
| coaching_years4   = 1936–1945
| coaching_team4    = McGill
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| highlights  = *[Yates Cup](/source/Yates_Cup) (1938)
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'''William Richard Douglas "Pop" Kerr''' was a Canadian [football](/source/Canadian_football) coach who was the head coach at [McGill](/source/McGill_Redbirds_football) from 1936 to 1946.

==Westmount/Westward AAA==
Kerr was born in [Montreal](/source/Montreal) and attended [High School of Montreal](/source/High_School_of_Montreal). He played football for Westmount AAA Juniors, but a spinal injury led him to move to coaching.<ref name="Obituary" /> He led the Westmount Juniors to a [Quebec Rugby Football Union](/source/Quebec_Rugby_Football_Union) title in 1923 and was appointed intermediate coach in 1924.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doug Kerr Chief Coach |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKYtAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA17&dq |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=June 17, 1924}}</ref> In 1925, the association's name was changed from the Westmount AAA to the Westward AAA.<ref>{{cite news |title=Members Ratify Change Of Name |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5nsuAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=September 25, 1925}}</ref> In 1929, Kerr coached Westward to the Dominion Intermediate Championship. They reached the final in 1932, but lost to St. Thomas by a single point.<ref name="McGill Hiring" /> During the 1930s, he helped revive Westwards lacrosse program.<ref name="Obituary" />

==McGill==
Kerr was named McGill's freshman coach in 1935 and was promoted to varsity coach the following season.<ref name="McGill Hiring">{{cite news |title=McGill Announces Appointment of Kerr as Head Football Coach |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eL4tAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA14&dq |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=February 28, 1936}}</ref> His 1938 team defeated [Western](/source/Western_Mustangs_football) 9–0 to win the [Yates Cup](/source/Yates_Cup).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carroll |first1=Dink |title=Playing the Field |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2VsrAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=May 23, 1960}}</ref> During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), he oversaw McGill's intramural football program.<ref name="Obituary" /> He retired after the 1946 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerr Resigns Coaching Job With M'Gill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6hI_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Windsor Daily Star |date=November 6, 1946}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Outside of football, Kerr worked for the [Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company](/source/Chase_%26_Sanborn_Coffee_Company) and its successor, [Standard Brands](/source/Standard_Brands), for more than 35 years. He had two children with his wife Kathleen. Kerr died on May 20, 1960 at the age of 58.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news |title=Obituaries: W.R. “Doug” Kerr |url=https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_mcgill_news_v42_1960-61-21180/page/n37/mode/2up?q |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The McGill News |date=Winter 1960}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Montreal Sports Figure W. R. Douglas Kerr Dies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2FsrAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA33&dq |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=May 21, 1960}}</ref>

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