| Arthur McKean | |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1901 |
| Player Team2: | Geneva |
| Player Years3: | 1903 |
| Player Team3: | Geneva |
| Player Sport4: | Baseball |
| Player Years5: | c. 1903 |
| Player Team5: | Geneva |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1907–1911 |
| Coach Team2: | Geneva |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1909–1911 |
| Coach Team4: | Geneva |
| Overall Record: | 12–24–7 (football) 15–8–1 (basketball) |
Arthur McKean (March 13, 1882 – January 7, 1957) was an American football and basketball coach, lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as the head football coach at Geneva Collegein Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1911, compiling a record of 12–24–7. McKean served one term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after being elected in 1910. He was the Western Pennsylvania prohibition administrator during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson and later was a municipal judge in Orlando, Florida.
McKean was the sixth head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, serving for five seasons, from 1907 to 1911 and compiling a record of 10–24–7.[1] [2] Under McKean, the Geneva decided to join forces with five other colleges to abolish the game of football if significant rules changes were not made to make the game safer.[3]
McKean played football and baseball at Geneva when he was a student.[4]
McKean was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1910.[5] He also served various local political positions and maintained a law practice.[6]
McKean died on January 7, 1957, at Citizens General Hospital in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.[7]