John McKissick

College coach infobox


Name = John McKissick
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1926|9|25
Birthplace = Greenwood, South Carolina
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Football
College = Summerville HS
Title = Head coach
CurrentRecord = 556-130-13
OverallRecord = 556-130-13
Awards = 1980, 1994 and 2003 HS Coach of the Year
Championships = 10 South Carolina state championships
CFbDWID =
Player = Y
Years = 1948-1949
1950-1951
Team = Brevard College
Presbyterian College
Position = FB
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1952-"Present"
CoachTeams = Summerville HS
FootballHOF =

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 Clemson University for two years before being drafted into the army ( paratroopers.) Then he went and worked for his father for a while before finally getting the Coaching job at Summerville High [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2005-08-30-mckissick_x.htm USAToday: Winningest coach can't quit] ]

He has coached two of his grandsons, Joe and Richard Call. He was elected to the National High School Hall of Fame in 1990.

External links

*youtube|fXGQBkqqJH0|CBS News Report on John McKissick
* [http://www.dorchester2.k12.sc.us/education/sportszone/default.php?sectiondetailid=82166&sc_id=1127324153 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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