Frank Kush (born January 20, 1929) was a football coach who most prominently served as head coach at Arizona State University for more than two decades, and also worked in the same capacity for three different professional leagues. He is of Polish descent and was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame. He was born in Windber, Pennsylvania. The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... This List of colleges and universities in the United States includes colleges and universities in the U.S. that grant four-year baccalaureate and/or post-graduate masters and doctorate degrees. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Windber is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, eight miles (13 km) south of Johnstown. ... The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced whack) was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is a public institution of higher education and research with campuses located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is a public institution of higher education and research with campuses located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. ... Windber is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, eight miles (13 km) south of Johnstown. ...

Kush's no-nonsense approach to coaching was shaped as one of 14 children of a Pennsylvania coal miner. He played three years as a 5-7, 150-pound defensive lineman for Michigan State University from 1950-1952, earning All-American honors and helping the Spartans capture a national championship in his last season. Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Head Coach Mark Dantonio 1st Year, 0-0 Home Stadium Spartan Stadium (East Lansing) Capacity 75,005 - Grass Conference Big Ten First Year 1896 Athletic Director Ron Mason Website MSUSpartans. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... All-American, a Broadway musical with book by Mel Brooks, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Lee Adams, opened in New York on March 19, 1962, and played 80 performances. ...

Coaching career

(huh?....this first section makes no sense)....this section needs some work......

(he was born in 1929 and started as an assistant at ASU in 1955........yet he spent 20 ?seasons? in the Army?)

(also i thought he played at MSU in 50-52)....(was he a baby when he joined the Army?)

After spending twenty seasons in the U.S. 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 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 21 years. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Fort Benning is a United States Army base, located southwest of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama It is part of the Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Dan Devine (December 22, 1924 - May 9, 2002) was a football coach who served as head coach at three colleges and also served for four years as head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1971 to 1974. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During his lengthy career in the desert, Kush compiled a record of 176-54-1, with only two losing seasons. In his first 11 years, he captured two conference titles and finished runnerup five times. That success led to him accepting the head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh on January 4, 1969. However, just five days later, Kush had a change of heart and returned to Arizona State. The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

Kush's return would begin a memorable era in Sun Devil football history with five consecutive Western Athletic Conference championships as the team won 50 of 56 games from 1969 to 1973. During this time, Arizona State won the 1970 Peach Bowl and the first three editions of the Fiesta Bowl. In 1974, the team dropped to 7-4, but bounced back with authority the following year when they went 12-0, capping the year with a thrilling 17-14 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Fiesta Bowl. The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced whack) was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December, 1968. ... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ...

A down year in 1976 saw the team fall to 4-7, but another comeback resulted the next year with a 9-3 mark. In that year's Fiesta Bowl, the Sun Devils lost a bowl game for the only time under Kush's leadership, with a 42-30 defeat to Penn State. In 1978, Kush's team once again finished 9-3, this time defeating Rutgers University in the Garden State Bowl. That win would be one of the final highlights of Kush's tenure as controversy and scandal the next year toppled him from his head coaching position. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Rutgers redirects here. ... The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981. ...

In September 1979, former Sun Devil punter Kevin Rutledge filed a $1.1 million lawsuit against the school, accusing Kush and his staff of mental and physical harassment that forced him to transfer. The most dramatic charge was that Kush had punched Rutledge in the mouth after a bad punt in the October 28, 1978 game against the University of Washington. During the next few weeks, overzealous fans turned things ugly when the insurance office of Rutledge's father suffered a fire and the family's attorney received two death threats. For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ...

On October 13, 1979, Kush was fired as head coach, just three hours before the team's home game against Washington, with athletic director Fred Miller citing Kush's alleged attempts to pressure players and coaches into keeping quiet. Kush coached the game, with the Sun Devils pulling off an emotional 12-7 upset of the sixth-ranked Huskies, fueled by the angry crowd incensed by the decision. After the game ended, Kush was carried off the field by his team. The win gave him a 3-2 record on the season, but all three victories were later forfeited when it was determined that Arizona State had used ineligible players. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Fred Miller may refer to: Fred Miller (American football player) Fred Miller (politician) from Australia Fred Miller (Michigan politician) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

After nearly two years, Kush would be found not liable in the case, but would be off the sidelines during 1980, the first time in more than 30 years that he had been away from the game. The case itself would have far-reaching implications for coaches everywhere, making them consider the different ways to best motivate and/or punish players. During his time at Arizona State, players were forced to run up a steep hill, dubbed "Mount Kush", when they made a mistake. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Kush returned to the Canadian Football League the following year, serving as head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In his only season with the team, he led his squad to an 11-4-1 mark and a berth in the CFL Eastern Conference championship game. Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football, and is the second most popular sports league in Canada. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ...

That performance helped Kush return to the United States when the Baltimore Colts hired him in 1982. During the strike-shortened season, the Colts had the dubious record of being the first NFL team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to not win a game during the season, finishing 0-8-1. City Indianapolis, Indiana Team colors Dark Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy Owner Jim Irsay General manager Bill Polian Mascot Blue League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1953–present) Western Conference (1953-1969) Coastal Division (1967-1969) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-2001) AFC South (2002... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... City Tampa Bay, Florida Other nicknames The Bucs, Pewter Pirates Team colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden Owner Malcolm Glazer General manager Bruce Allen Mascot Captain Fear League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1976) AFC West (1976) National Football Conference...

The Colts improved the following year with a 7-9 record, then moved to Indianapolis during the off-season. After just four wins in 15 games in 1984, Kush quit on December 13, just days before the final game of the season. Citing a desire to be closer to friends and family, Kush accepted a three-year contract with the United States Football League's Arizona Outlaws. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, the league folded in August 1986, with Kush then living off his personal services contract with Outlaws owner Bill Tatham, Jr. by offering assistance to beginners in a local youth football league, joking, "I'm the highest-paid Pop Warner coach in the country. Kush also used his disciplinarian image to serve as director of the Arizona Boys Ranch, a facility used to reform juvenile offenders. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Pop Warner can refer to: Pop Warner Little Scholars, the non-profit organization that offers youth American football and cheerleading & dance programs. ...

In 1995, Kush was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, then was welcomed back to Arizona State the next year. On September 21, 1996, the school held Frank Kush Day and announced that the playing field would be named in his honor. On the same night Arizona State went on to upset then #1 Nebraska in a dramatic 19-0 shut-out, handing the Cornhuskers their first loss in over two seasons. In addition to the field honors, a bronze statue was placed outside Sun Devil Stadium. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... College Football Hall of Fame front. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Sun Devil Stadium, Frank Kush Field is located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. ...

On July 26, 2000, Kush was officially hired by Arizona State as an assistant to the athletic director, serving as a fund-raiser for the athletic department. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...