Mike McKeever (January 1, 1940 – August 24, 1967) was an American college football guard at the University of Southern California.
McKeever suffered a head injury in his senior year at USC which ended his collegiate football career.
After graduation, McKeever became general superintendent of a construction company and involved himself heavily in community activities, including Big Brothers, United Way and the City of Hope Hospital.
[1] At the time of his death, McKeever was training for the hammer throw, hoping to make the U.S. Olympic Team.
Son Barry McKeever played football (linebacker) for Stanford University and gained national recognition in 1987 for his public refusal (including an interview on national television) to have his urine tested for drugs on the basis that this act was a violation of his constitutional rights.