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#111 All Time Winningest Football Coach of All Time at Any Level: Coach John McKissick on Sports, Life and Football

September 17, 2017 By Jim Harshaw

Jim Harshaw interviews retired Summerville, SC head football coach John McKissickInsights from the all-time winningest football coach- alive or dead- at ANY level. Today I bring you, Coach John McKissick. In 1952, Harry S. Truman was president, a new show premiered on NBC called The Today Show and Coach John McKissick was named head football coach at Summerville High School in Summerville, SC. He was 25 years old and just finished a stint with the 82nd Airborne. Sixty-three years later, he retired from the same school. He carried just a few accolades including the winningest football coach of ALL TIME at ANY LEVEL. He won 621 games in 63 seasons, won 10 state championships and had just TWO losing seasons.

What was the secret to Coach McKissick’s long and successful tenure? Find out in this week’s episode of Success Through Failure.

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