January 28, 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 89) Salina, Kansas
Playing career
1948
Heidelberg
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1951
Kansas Wesleyan (assistant)
1952–1961
Kansas Wesleyan
1963–1978
Kansas Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall
115–119–7
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.
^Eldridge, Taylor (May 30, 2019). "Nick Collison, Warren Jabali headline 2019 class for Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^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.
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