Henry Arthur Kean Sr. (April 20, 1894 – December 12, 1955) was an American football and basketball coach.
During his tenure there, he led the team to two black college football national championship.
[1] Kean moved to Tennessee State University in 1943 and led the Tigers to five football national titles.
Kean was the 11th head football coach for the Tigers in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for 11 seasons, from 1944 until 1954.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Kean held college degrees from both Indiana University Bloomington and Fisk University, and taught mathematics at Louisville's Central High School.