John mckissick biography
- John McKissick (September 25, 1926 – November 28, 2019) was a.
- John McKissick was a head football coach of Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina.
- Born in Greenwood, South Carolina, John McKissick attended high school in Kingstree where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and boxing.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Retired Summerville High School Football Coach John McKissick, who holds the record for the most wins of any football coach at any level, died Thursday morning at 93.
He passed away at his home at 10:45 a.m. and was surrounded by family, according to Dorchester County Coroner Paul Brouthers. McKissick had been under hospice care, Brouthers said.
When McKissick first took over as the head football coach at Summerville High School, no one could have predicted that it would be the beginning of one of the most historic coaching runs in the sport’s history.
Former players who McKissick coached and former colleagues who worked under him paid tribute to their former leader Thursday.
"He was an inspiration to everyone who had the opportunity to play for him," USC Gamecocks Tight End and Summerville High School alum Chandler Ferrell said. "He did a lot for me and for Summerville High School and we are gonna miss him like crazy."
“Coach left a legacy in the town of Summerville,” Fort Dorchester High School Coach Steve LaPrad, who worked as an assistant und
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John McKissick
American football player and coach (1926–2019)
| Born | (1926-09-25)September 25, 1926 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Died | November 28, 2019(2019-11-28) (aged 93) Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1948–1949 | Brevard |
| 1950–1951 | Presbyterian |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| 1952–2014 | Summerville HS (SC) |
| Overall | 621–155–13 |
| 10 South Carolina state (1955, 1956, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1998) | |
| 1980, 1994 and 2003 HS Coach of the Year | |
John McKissick (September 25, 1926 – November 28, 2019) was a head football coach of Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina. In 2012, he became the first American football coach in history (high school, college, or professional) to win 600 career games. His 600th win came against Summerville's Ashley Ridge High School.[1] Up until 2013, he had never missed a game in 62 years and was the longest serving high school football coach of all time. He led Summerville to 10 state championships. With 621 wins, McKissick held the record for most wins by a football coach a
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The McKissick Legacy: A look back at the man who built the Green Wave football empire
"I'm the luckiest man in the world to have coached at Summerville for all these years. I've got a few cemetery plots out there, so I'll be around even after I'm gone." — John McKissick
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — There is no man like him, no legacy like his on the sporting landscape at any level. That's why John McKissick's June 16 announcement that he was stepping away from the sidelines after generations at the helm of the Green Wave is one of the biggest sports stories of the year.
McKissick has racked up 620 wins and 10 state titles in his 63-year tenure at Summerville High School.
But it was a Tuesday morning two days after ABC Sports 4 broke the news that McKissick was planning to retire that he told media he's meet with Dorchester District 2 officials to discuss his future. By noon, he was holding an impromptu press conference at district offices.
There was no pomp and circumstance, no celebration, just a coach, a microphone, and the sta
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