Henry Keep (American football)
# Henry Keep (American football)

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.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall |
| - | - | - |
| Michigan Agricultural Aggies (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897–1898) ||||||
| 1897 | Michigan Agricultural | 4–2–1 |
| 1898 | Michigan Agricultural | 4–3 |
| Michigan Agricultural: | Michigan Agricultural: | 8–5–1 |
| Total: | Total: | 8–5–1 |
