Henry Keep (July 19, 1872 – December 1965) was an

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coach. He served as the first head football coach at Michigan Agricultural College, now known as

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, 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

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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

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. He also later worked for the Carnegie Steel Company in Pittsburgh.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keep, Henry 1872 births 1965 deaths Michigan State Spartans football coaches Michigan State University alumni University of Michigan alumni Sportspeople from Troy, New York