| Clarence Kenney | |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Houma, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1905–1906 |
| Player Team1: | Saint Louis |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1908 |
| Coach Team1: | Creighton |
| Coach Years2: | 1910 |
| Coach Team2: | Marquette (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1912 |
| Coach Team3: | Marquette |
| Overall Record: | 6–7–2 |
Clarence John "Pike" Kenney (January 13, 1882 – November 28, 1950) was an American college football player and coach.[1] [2] He played college football at Marquette University before transferring as a medical student to the Saint Louis University. Kenney was an outstanding halfback and captain of the 1906 Saint Louis Blue and White football team when his teammate, Bradbury Robinson, completed the first legal forward pass to Jack Schneider in the history of American football on September 5 against in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Kenney served as head football coach at Creighton University in 1908,[3] where his team went 3–3–2. He returned to Marquette in 1910 as an assistant coach and served as the head football coach there for one season in 1912, compiling a record of 3–4.[4]
A native of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Kenney served during World War I as a medical major in the 32nd Division of the United States Army. He died on November 28, 1950, in Houma, Louisiana, following a long illness.[5]