Henry Kean

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Henry A. Kean
Sport(s)	Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born	1894
Died	1955
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1931-1942 1944-1954	Kentucky State Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall	166-33-9 (football)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

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. 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 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 winning percentage (.844).^[2]

Personal life

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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Kentucky State Thorobreds head football coaches

Durall B. Evans (1921–1923)
Louis J. Harper (1924–1925)
Scott Brown (1926)
Roscoe C. Vaught (1927)
J. T. Williams (1928–1930)
Henry Kean (1931–1942)
No team (1943)
Norman Passmore (1944)
Bill Willis (1945)
Robert White (1946)
C. Randy Taylor (1947–1950)
George E. Edwards (1951–1956)
Joe Gilliam, Sr. (1957–1958)
Sam B. Taylor (1959–1962)
Mel Whedbee (1963–1967)
Charles Bates (1968–1969)
LeRoy Smith (1970–1982)
Ron Mitchell # (1982)
Larry Kirksey (1983)
Willie Williamson & Theo Lemon (1984)
James Walker (1985)
John K. Wright (1986)
William K. Head (1987–1989)
George James, Jr. (1990–1991)
Maurice Hunt (1992–1994)
George Small (1995–2000)
Donald Smith (2001–2003)
Cornell Burbage (2004)
Fred T. Farrier (2005–2008)
Wayne Dickens (2009– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Tennessee State Tigers head football coaches

Buck Hunt (1916)
No team (1917–1921)
Joe E. Scruggs (1922–1924)
George Davenport (1925–1926)
Caesar Felton Gayles (1927)
Harry Long (1928)
Alton Jackson (1929)
T. D. Upshaw (1930–1931)
Unknown (1932)
Walter S. Davis (1933–1936)
Reubin Munday (1937–1939)
Unknown (1940)
No team (1941–1943)
Henry Kean (1944–1954)
Howard C. Gentry (1955–1960)
Lawrence Simmons (1961–1962)
John Merritt (1963–1983)
William A. Thomas (1984–1988)
Joe Gilliam, Sr. (1989–1992)
Bill Davis (1993–1995)
L. C. Cole (1996–1999)
James Reese (2000–2004)
James Webster (2005–2009)
Rod Reed (2010– )

Tennessee State Tigers basketball head coaches

Henry Kean (1944–1949)
Shelton Matthews (1949–1950)
Henry Kean (1950–1951)
Clarence Cash (1951–1954)
John McLendon (1954–1959)
Harold Hunter (1959–1968)
Ed Martin (1968–1984)
Ed Meyers # (1984–1985)
Larry Reid (1985–1989)
Ron Abernathy (1989–1991)
Frankie Allen (1991–2000)
Nolan Richardson III (2000–2003)
Hosea Lewis # (2003)
Cy Alexander (2003–2009)
Mark Pittman # (2009)
John Cooper (2009–2012)
Travis Williams (2012– )

Persondata
Name	Kean, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	American sports coach
Date of birth	1894
Place of birth
Date of death	1955
Place of death

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