Keck attended Colby High School in Colby Kansas his Freshman year, and Goodland High School in
Goodland, Kansas his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, as a senior, he led his team to a Conference Title and was an All-League selection. In track & field, he was a two-time State Champion in the triple jump, State Champion in the 4x100 M relay and placed at the State Finals on the long jump as a sophomore and as a senior. ==College and pro football career==