John Mckissick (1926-2019) *93

John Mckissick 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. 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 holds the record for most wins by a football coach at any level. He graduated from Kingstree Senior High School in Kingstree, South Carolina, then went to Presbyterian College for two years before being drafted into the Army (as a paratrooper). He returned to Presbyterian to graduate with a degree in economics in 1951. He then worked for his father for a while before finally getting the coaching job at Summerville High. He coached all three of his grandsons, Richard and Joe Call, and Donny McElveen. He was elected to the National High School Hall of Fame in 1990. After McKissick's retirement ahead of the 2015 season, grandson Joe who had been his offensive coordinator was named head coach.

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