Frank Kush
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 20, 1929 Windber, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1952 | Michigan State |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1957 | Arizona State (line) |
| 1958–1979 | Arizona State |
| 1981 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1982–1984 | Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts |
| 1985 | Arizona Outlaws |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 176–54–1 (college) 11–4–1 (CFL) 11–28–1 (NFL) 8–10 (USFL) |
| Bowls | 6–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Border (1959, 1961) 7 WAC (1969–1973, 1975, 1977) |
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| Awards | |
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All-American, 1952 AFCA Coach of the Year (1975) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1975) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1995 (profile) |
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Frank Joseph Kush (born January 20, 1929) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Arizona State University from 1958 to 1979, compiling a record of 176–54–1. Kush was also the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1981, the National Football League's Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts from 1982 to 1984, and the Arizona Outlaws of the United States Football League in 1985. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1995. Kush is of Polish descent and was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
Kush was born in Windber, Pennsylvania. He played three years as a 5'7", 150-pound defensive lineman at Michigan State University from 1950 to 1952, earning All-American honors in 1952 helping the Spartans capture a national championship in his last season.
After a stint in the United States Army, where Kush rose to the rank of first lieutenant as he coached the Fort Benning football team, he accepted an assistant coaching position at Arizona State under former assistant Spartan coach Dan Devine. When Devine left in 1958 to become the head coach at the University of Missouri, Kush was promoted to the position, which he would hold for the next 22 years.
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