Bob Keck came to OBU in 1948 from Dundee High School in Carter County, Oklahoma. He became a stellar track performer for Coach Eddie Hurt.

As a freshman, he won the 220-yard low hurdles and was a member of the winning mile relay team in the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference Meet and a member of the mile-relay team which finished fourth at the Drake Relays.

In 1950 he tied for the outstanding athlete award in the conference meet with 10 points, winning the 440-yard dash and the 220-yard low hurdles. Also in 1950, he was a member of OBU's mile relay team which placed first at the Texas Relays and the Fort Worth Recreational Meet and second at the Drake Relays. He won the 440-yard dash at the Fort Worth meet.

In 1951 Keck repeated as the outstanding athlete at the conference meet. He scored 14.5 points and he won the 100-yard dash and the 220 low hurdles, and he was a member of the victorious mile relay team. Also that spring, he placed second in the 220 low hurdles at the NAIB (forerunner of NAIA) national championships.

In 1952 Keck won the 100-yard dash and the 220 low hurdles and was a member of the championship mile-relay team at the conference meet. He won the 440 at the Fort Worth Recreational Meet and was a member of the mile-relay team which won at the Kansas Relays. His 1952 relay team also finished second at the Drake Relays (in new OBU record time, 3.15.9). At the NAIA national meet, he placed second in the 440 and fourth in the 220 low hurdles.

His best times at OBU were a wind-aided 9.5 in the 100 yard-dash in 1951; a 20.9 wind-aided 220-yard dash on a straight away; a 48.3 440-yard dash; and a 24.0 220-yard low hurdles.

After graduation, Keck was a teacher and coach; executive director of the Texas Parent Teacher Association; and an administrator with the Texas Teacher Retirement System. He also served as a bi-vocational pastor for 50 years.

He is retired and lives on a ranch near Ardmore.