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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1872-07-19)July 19, 1872 Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 1965 (aged 93) Union County, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Michigan Agricultural [1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897–1898 | Michigan Agricultural |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–5–1 |
Henry Keep (July 19, 1872 – December 1965)[2][3] 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]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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