{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}} {{distinguish|Patrick Kehoe}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox college football player | name = Pat Kehoe | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | school = | pastschools = Delaware (2015–2019) | currentnumber = 12 | currentposition = Quarterback | position = | class = | major = | bowlgames = | highschool = Cheshire Academy (CT) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|23}} | birth_place = Madison, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 235 | highlights = }} '''Patrick Kehoe''' (born December 23, 1996) is an American former football quarterback who played for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
==Early life== Kehoe was born on December 23, 1996, in Madison, Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pat Kehoe Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3912039/pat-kehoe |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Pat Kehoe |url=https://bluehens.com/sports/football/roster/pat-kehoe/18208 |publisher=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens}}</ref> He was part of a set of triplets.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolpack, Jeff |date=September 14, 2019 |title=Bison expect different-looking Delaware QB |page=B7 |work=The Bismarck Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116702057/the-bismarck-tribune/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Kehoe attended Cheshire Academy where he was a four-year varsity player and three-year football starter.<ref name="auto1" /> He was named team captain as a senior and finished his stint at the school with a record of 32–4, being named all-conference three times and leading them to New England championships in 2011 and 2013.<ref name="auto1" /> He was the 2014 New England Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 2,477 yards and 34 touchdowns.<ref name="auto1" /> He threw for a total of 7,340 yards and 88 touchdowns at Cheshire.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=Tresolini, Kevin |date=August 12, 2018 |title=Kehoe in a battle for starting QB job |page=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116702408/the-news-journal/ C2] |work=The News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116702340/the-news-journal/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref>
==College career== Kehoe began attending the University of Delaware in 2015, and spent his first season as the third-string quarterback, not seeing any playing time.<ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /> He remained in the position for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, making his debut in the latter year, when he played several snaps against Albany but attempted no passes.<ref name="auto1" />
Kehoe moved up from third-string to first-string in 2018, replacing J. P. Caruso as starter.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news |last=Tresolini, Kevin |date=July 29, 2019 |title=Poised For Big Year |page=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116703307/the-news-journal/ C3] |work=The News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116703254/the-news-journal/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> He "started strong" as Blue Hens quarterback, leading them to important victories over ranked Elon and Towson.<ref name="auto2" /> However, he was limited for the second half of the season after getting injured in their win over New Hampshire.<ref name="auto2" /> Kehoe led the Blue Hens to the playoffs for the first time since 2010 with a 7–5 record,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walter |first=Andy |date=July 23, 2019 |title=Hens' Kehoe healthy and ready to go |work=Delaware State News |url=https://baytobaynews.com/delaware/delaware/stories/hens-kehoe-healthy-and-ready-to-go,16671 |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref> but his injury from the New Hampshire game, in addition to a concussion suffered the prior week against Villanova, contributed to his poor performance in the 20–6 playoff loss to James Madison.<ref name="auto2" /> He finished the season having started all 12 games, and recorded 147 completions for 2,075 yards and 17 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Damond |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Pat Kehoe, QB, University of Delaware: A Blue Hen with a huge arm |url=https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/08/pat-kehoe/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=NFLDraftDiamonds.com}}</ref>
Kehoe split time as a backup and a starter in 2019 with Nolan Henderson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nolan Henderson |url=https://bluehens.com/sports/football/roster/nolan-henderson/26381 |publisher=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens}}</ref> He was benched for Henderson after the fourth game of the season,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tresolini, Kevin |date=September 21, 2019 |title=Fueled By Naysayers |page=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116697488/the-news-journal/ C2] |work=The News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116697414/the-news-journal/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> but later came back after Henderson got injured.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tresolini, Kevin |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Rocco after Delaware's loss: I didn't see effort |page=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116704714/the-news-journal/ C2] |work=The News Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116704647/the-news-journal/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Kehoe finished the season with ten games played, and posted 116 pass completions on 194 attempts for 1,335 yards and 11 touchdowns.<ref name="auto1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pat Kehoe Game by Game Stats and Performance |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/3912039/pat-kehoe |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
==Later life== After graduating from the University of Delaware, Kehoe coached basketball at The Winchendon School for one season and later became an employee at KeyBank.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Kehoe |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-kehoe-8b8a81b6/ |publisher=LinkedIn}}</ref>
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