Frank Gansz
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 22, 1938 Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 27, 2009 (aged 70) Dallas, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1959 | Navy |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1966 | Air Force (assistant) |
| 1968 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1969–1972 | Navy (assistant) |
| 1973 | Oklahoma State (WR) |
| 1974 | Army (OC) |
| 1975 | Oklahoma State (WR) |
| 1976–1977 | UCLA (OL) |
| 1978 | San Francisco 49ers (TE/ST) |
| 1979–1980 | Cincinnati Bengals (TE/ST) |
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Chiefs (TE/ST) |
| 1983–1985 | Philadelphia Eagles (TE/ST) |
| 1986 | Kansas City Chiefs (ST) |
| 1987–1988 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1989–1993 | Detroit Lions (ST) |
| 1994–1996 | Atlanta Falcons (OC) |
| 1997–1999 | St. Louis Rams (ST) |
| 2000–2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars (ST) |
| 2008 | SMU (ST) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–22–1 (.405) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Frank Gansz (November 22, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American football coach whose career spanned nearly 40 years.
At the college level, Gansz served as an assistant at Colgate, Oklahoma State, SMU, Army, UCLA, Air Force and Navy, his alma mater (1960).
In January 1986, Gansz was named assistant head coach and special teams coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. He took over as head coach of the Chiefs in January 1987 after John Mackovic was fired. In his first year, a strike-shortened season, he finished 4–11. The following year, he went 4–11–1. In January 1989, Gansz was fired and replaced by Marty Schottenheimer.
Once called "the best special teams coach ever" by former NFL head coach Dick Vermeil, Gansz twice earned special teams coach of the year honors, including 1999 when he helped the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl victory.
A native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, Gansz served as an Air Force pilot after graduating from the Naval Academy. He retired as an NFL coach in 2001 after coaching in the league for 24 seasons, including stops in San Francisco, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta and Jacksonville. After retirement, he lived in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Barbara, though he continued to speak at colleges and clinics around the country.
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