Gene Bissell

Gene Bissell
Biographical details
Born(1926-04-12)April 12, 1926
Akron, Ohio
DiedJanuary 28, 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 89)
Salina, Kansas
Playing career
1948Heidelberg
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1951Kansas Wesleyan (assistant)
1952–1961Kansas Wesleyan
1963–1978Kansas Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall115–119–7
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.

  1. ^ Eldridge, Taylor (May 30, 2019). "Nick Collison, Warren Jabali headline 2019 class for Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Cook, R.C. (1959). "Who's who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States". Who's Who in American Education. 19. ISSN 0083-9418. Retrieved March 22, 2015.