| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 20, 1894 Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1955 (aged 61) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Fisk University |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1920 | Fisk |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1942 | Kentucky State |
| 1944–1954 | Tennessee A&I |
| Basketball | |
| 1944–1949 | Tennessee A&I |
| 1950–1951 | Tennessee A&I |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1931–1944 | Kentucky State |
| 1944–1955 | Tennessee A&I |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 165–34–9 (football) 108–26 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 4–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 black college national (1934–1935, 1946–1947, 1953–1954) 11 Midwest Athletic Association (1932, 1934, 1937–1938, 1941–1942, 1945–1947, 1949, 1954) | |
Henry Arthur Kean Sr. (April 20, 1894 – December 12, 1955) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as head football coach at Kentucky State University from 1931 to 1942 and Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University from 1944 to 1954, compiling a career college football coaching record of 165–34–9, with a winning percentage of .819. Kean was also the head basketball coach at Tennessee A&I from 1944 to 1949 and again in 1950–51, tallying a mark of 108–26.