In his first season as head coach, Kerr posted a 10-8-2 record in leading the Blue Devils to their 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance. He helped mentor first team All-America selection Mike Grella and NSCAA All-Region choice Darrius Barnes. Both have gone on to successful first seasons in the professional ranks. Under his careful watch, Duke was equally successful in the classroom as the Blue Devils landed a conference-best six players on the All-ACC Academic Team.

Kerr, a 1987 graduate of Duke who captained the Blue Devils to the 1986 national championship, returned to his alma mater following nine seasons as the head coach at Harvard University. While with the Crimson, Kerr compiled a ledger of 81-57-13 and earned trips to the NCAA Tournament in his last two campaigns.

During his tenure at Harvard, Kerr produced 15 first team All-Ivy League selections, three Ivy League Rookie of the Year choices, and two Ivy League Player of the Year picks. In addition, the Crimson led the nation in scoring in 2006 en route to the Ivy League championship.

In addition, Kerr served as the coaching director of the F.C. Greater Boston soccer club from 2002-07. He was the coach of 2008 Duke graduate Michael Videira prior to Videira's highly successful career as a Blue Devil.

While at Duke, Kerr was the national player of the year in 1986 as the Blue Devils went 18-5-1 and captured the school’s first national championship. A two-time first team All-ACC and All-America choice, Kerr finished his career with 42 goals and 43 assists for 127 points. Those totals rank fifth, second and third, respectively, all-time at Duke.

Kerr went on to play for the U.S. National Team, where he saw action in 17 matches and tallied two goals from 1984-95. Following graduation in 1986, Kerr became the first American to play in the English Premier League when he signed on with Portsmouth. He returned to the United States later that year to play with the Washington Stars of the ASL, which was then owned by John Koskinen. A Duke alumna, the stadium where the Blue Devils play is currently named for the Koskinen family.

Following his season stateside, Kerr went back to Europe, playing in England, Ireland, and France. He also spent one season with the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League.

Kerr also played in the Major Soccer League, the United States' professional indoor soccer league of the time. He helped lead the San Diego Sockers to the 1992 title.

From 1996-97, Kerr played in Major League Soccer as a member of the Dallas Burn and New England Revolution. In 1998 and 1999, Kerr was a player and coach for the Boston Bulldogs of the professional A-league.

Kerr has coached at the youth, high school, collegiate and professional levels in both England and the United States. In 1992, he was the top Blue Devil assistant of a squad that reached the national semifinals.

Born March 6, 1965 in Toronto, Canada, Kerr is married to Tracy Kerr, who was a soccer standout at Virginia in the early 1990's. The couple has eight-year-old twins, Cameron John and Alexandra Catherine, and a four-year-old son, Drew.