| Henry Keep | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Death Date: | December 1965 (aged 93) |
| Death Place: | Union County, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Michigan Agricultural [1] |
| Coach Years1: | 1897–1898 |
| Coach Team1: | Michigan Agricultural |
| Overall Record: | 8–5–1 |
Henry Keep (July 19, 1872 – December 1965)[2] [3] 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.[4] [5] 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.[6] Keep and his wife, Esther Maude Durgin[7] had a daughter, Margaret in 1914 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.[8] He also later worked for the Carnegie Steel Company in Pittsburgh.[9]