Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Troy, New York |
July 19, 1872
Died | December 1965 (aged 93) Union County, New Jersey |
Alma mater | Michigan Agricultural |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1897–1898 | Michigan Agricultural |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–5–1 |
Henry Keep (July 19, 1872 – December 1965) was an American football coach. He served as the first head football coach at Michigan Agricultural College, now known as Michigan State University, from 1897 to 1898, compiling a record of 8–5–1. He served as the school's football and track coach while also attending the college as an engineering student. Keep was a student at the University of Michigan during the 1893–94 academic year before transferring to Michigan Agricultural. As of 1901, he was working for the George Fuller & Co. in New York. Keep and his wife, Esther Maude Durgin had a daughter, Margaret in 1914 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He also later worked for the Carnegie Steel Company in Pittsburgh.