Biographical details | |
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Born | Akron, Ohio, US | April 12, 1926
Died | January 28, 2016 Salina, Kansas, US | (aged 89)
Playing career | |
1948 | Heidelberg |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950–1951 | Kansas Wesleyan (assistant) |
1952–1961 | Kansas Wesleyan |
1963–1978 | Kansas Wesleyan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 115–119–7 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 KCAC (1956–1957, 1969, 1971) | |
Awards | |
NAIA Hall of Fame (1991) Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (2019)[1] | |
Franklin Gene Bissell (April 12, 1926 – January 28, 2016) was an American football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University from 1952 to 1961 and again from 1963 to 1978, compiling a record of 115–119–7.