Summerville coach john mckissick
John McKissick
American football player and coach (–)
| Born | ()September 25, Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Died | November 28, () (aged&#;93) Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| – | Brevard |
| – | Presbyterian |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| – | Summerville HS (SC) |
| Overall | ––13 |
| 10 South Carolina state (, , , , , , , , , ) | |
| , and HS Coach of the Year | |
John McKissick (September 25, – November 28, ) was a head football coach of Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina.
In , he became the first American football coach in history (high school, college, or professional) to win career games. His th win came against Summerville's Ashley Ridge High School.[1] Up until , he had never missed a game in 62 years and was the longest serving high school football coach of all time.
Coach john wooden After a short stint in the Army, he would return to school at Presbyterian where he graduated in with a degree in economics. John McKissick, legendary Summerville High football coach, dies at age Nine years later, his th win came against one of his former assistants beating Kenny Walker and Ashley Ridge. Charleston airport waits for word on resuming operations following winter storm.He led Summerville to 10 state championships. With wins, McKissick held the record for most wins by a football coach at any level until , when John T. Curtis Jr. broke it. He graduated from Kingstree Senior High School in Kingstree, South Carolina, then went to Presbyterian College for two years before being drafted into the Army (as a paratrooper).
He returned to Presbyterian to graduate with a degree in economics in He then worked for his father for a while before finally getting the coaching job at Summerville High.[2] He coached all three of his grandsons, Richard and Joe Call, and Donny McElveen.
Summerville coach john mckissick Show us Lowcountry winter weather where you live. Share a Memory. He led Summerville to 10 state championships. It would be the start of a run that saw McKissick win at least one state title in each of his first five decades.He was elected to the National High School Hall of Fame in After McKissick's retirement ahead of the season,[3] grandson Joe Call who had been his offensive coordinator was named head coach.[4]
McKissick was mentioned in Pat Conroy's The Prince of Tides novel in and the film that was released five years later.
In Conroy's novel, South of Broad, McKissick is given dialogue in a fictional game played between Summerville High School and Peninsula High School.