Henry Keep (American football)

Henry Keep

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	July 19, 1872[1] Troy, New York
Died	December 1965 (aged 93)[2] Union County, New Jersey
Alma mater	Michigan Agricultural [3]
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.^[4][5] 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.^[6] Keep and his wife, Esther Maude Durgin^[7] had a daughter, Margaret in 1914 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.^[8] He also later worked for the Carnegie Steel Company in Pittsburgh.^[9]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Michigan Agricultural Aggies (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897–1898)
1897	Michigan Agricultural	4–2–1
1898	Michigan Agricultural	4–3
Michigan Agricultural:		8–5–1
Total:		8–5–1

References

4. Steve Grinczel. Michigan State Football: They Are Spartans. p. 11.
5. Keith Widder. Michigan Agricultural College: The Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy. p. 373.
6. General Catalogue of Officers and Students 1837-1901. 1902. p. 497.

External links

• Henry Keep at the College Football Data Warehouse