Henry Kean

Henry Arthur Kean Sr. (April 20, 1894 – December 12, 1955) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as head football coach at Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) from 1931 to 1942 and Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) from 1944 to 1954, compiling a career college football coaching record of 165–34–9, with a winning percentage of .819. Kean was also the head basketball coach at Tennessee A&I from 1944 to 1949 and again in 1950–51, tallying a mark of 108–26.

Coaching career Central High School Kean taught mathematics, and coached football and basketball at Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky, for ten years. During this time he also worked a college football and college basketball official. Kean studied coaching under Knute Rockne of the University of Notre Dame.

Kentucky State In 1931, Kean was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Kentucky State Industrial College—now known as Kentucky State University—in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Tennessee State In September 1944, Kean left Kentucky State to become the athletic director and head of the department of health and physical education at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University.

Head coaching record College football