From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

While a student at Louisville Central High School, Kean was captain of the football, basketball, and baseball teams. The 5' 7" athlete weighed 140 pounds when he played football at Howard University, where he also earned letters in three other sports. He was one of the school's first 4-letter athletes and in 1922 was named to the Negro All-American Football Team as a quarterback. He earned a Master's degree at Indiana University.

As a coach, he directed the Louisville Central football team to a 225-45-12 record from 1923-1928. As the basketball coach, he led the Louisville Central Yellow Jackets to wins in 856 of its 939 games. He also coached baseball, track, and tennis. He was named to the Kentucky High School Hall of Fame 
in 2013.

He won five state championships in the Kentucky High School Athletic League and 4 National Negro High School titles. Posthumously, he was named to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame (1988), the National High School Sports Hall of Fame (1993), and the Afro-American Hall of Fame (1995).

Kean was the son of Alice E. and William T. Kean, the maternal grandfather of NBA player Allen Houston, and a brother of Henry A. Kean, Sr.

For more see The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by J. E. Kleber; Kentucky Prep Gridiron; Shadows of the Past; and the Find a Grave website.