Henry Kean
1894 births | 1955 deaths | kentucky state thorobreds football coaches | people from kentucky | tennessee state tigers football coaches
Henry Arthur Kean (1894-1955) was an American college football coach best known for his tenure as head coach of 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. Kean moved to Tennessee State Universityin 1943, leading the Tigers to five national titles.
Kean's son, Henry A. Kean, Jr., played forward for the Harlem Globetrotters.
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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