 Keen was also a lineman for the Oklahoma A&M football team coached by Michigan All-American John Maulbetsch and a sprinter on the track team also coached by Gallagher.He was named to the 1924 Olympic team but did not compete because of a broken rib, but defeated two men on the team Guy Lookabaugh and Orion Stuteville.Keen graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1924 with a major in salesmanship; he also was business manager of "The Orange and Black, " the school newspaper where he met sports editor, Jess Hoke.