John McKissick
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| John McKissick | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 565-133-13 | |
| Born | September 25, 1926 | |
| Place of birth | Greenwood, South Carolina | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 565-133-13 | |
| Championships | ||
| 10 South Carolina state championships | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1980, 1994 and 2003 HS Coach of the Year | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1948-1949 1950-1951 |
Brevard College Presbyterian College |
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| Position | FB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1952-Present | Summerville HS | |
John McKissick (born September 25, 1926 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is the football coach of Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina. In 2004, he became the first American football coach in history to win 500 career games. His 500th win came against Mount Pleasant's Wando High School. He had already beaten Wando in 1993, to establish a national high school football record with 406 wins. As of 2007, he hasn't missed a game in 55 years. He has led Summerville to 10 state championships. With over 500 wins, Coach McKissick is the winningest and longest serving active high school football coach. He went to Presbyterian College for two years before being drafted into the army (as a paratrooper). Then he went and worked for his father for a while before finally getting the Coaching job at Summerville High.[1]
He has coached all three of his grandsons, Richard and Joe Call, and Donny McElveen. He was elected to the National High School Hall of Fame in 1990.
[edit] External links
- CBS News Report on John McKissick at YouTube
- Summerville High School Athletics Department
- http://www.nflhs.com/news/features/legends_johnmckissick_12122005_lcb.asp
- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2003-09-10-mckissick-milestone_x.htm
- http://www.thestateonline.com/history/files/20050821_X1.pdf
- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2006-08-30-mckissick_x.htm
- http://www.asama.org/news/2007/02/16/mckissick.asp
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