Henry Kean
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 1955 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931-1942 | Kentucky State |
| 1944-1954 | Tennessee State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 166-33-9 (football) |
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Henry Arthur Kean (1894–1955) was an American college football coach best known for his tenure as head coach at Kentucky State University from 1931 to 1942. At KSU, Kean's teams won four Negro National Football championships and ten straight Midwestern Athletic Association championships. His lifetime coaching record was an impressive 166-33-9, with a winning ratio of 0.819.
Coaching career
Kentucky State
Kean was the sixth head college football coach for the Kentucky State University Thorobreds located in Frankfort, Kentucky and he held that position for twelve seasons, from 1931 until 1942. During his tenure as head coach at KSU, he led the team to four Black College National Football championships and ten straight Midwestern Athletic Association championships. His coaching record at Kentucky State was 73 wins, 17 losses, and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him first at Kentucky State in total wins and first at Kentucky State in winning percentage (.792).[1]
Tennessee State
Kean moved to Tennessee State University in 1943 and led the Tigers to five football national titles. Kean was the 11th head football coach for the Tigers in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for eleven seasons, from 1944 until 1954. His coaching record at Tennessee State was 93 wins, 16 losses, and 3 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him second at Tennessee State in total wins and second at Tennessee State in football winning percentage (.844).
Henry Kean also coached basketball at Tennessee State from 1944-1949 and from 1950-51. As head coach, he recorded 108 wins and only 26 losses. In 1948-1949, the Tigers went undefeated finishing with a record of 24 wins. The Tigers scored 1,765 points and allowed only 977 points by their opponents. The 1948-1949 is TSU's only undefeated team.
Kean was inducted into the Tennessee State Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.
Personal life
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Kean held college degrees from both Indiana University and Fisk University, and taught mathematics at Louisville's Central High School.
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