Frank Joseph Kush, 88, died on June 22, 2017. Frank is best known for his outstanding achievements in football, both as an All-American player at Michigan State University and as the head coach of ASU. His work and dedication to ASU laid the foundation for both the University and Football programs to become what they are today. Frank attended Michigan State University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and played football as a defensive lineman. During his time there, 1950-1952, he was a three-year letter winner and All-American. His teams went 26-1 during those three years and were undefeated in 1951 and 1952. The 1952 team was crowned National Champions his senior year. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Ga., as a First Lieutenant and took on his first head coaching position with the Fort Benning football team. Upon completion of his two-year commitment to the U.S. Army, Dan Devine, Head Coach at Arizona State, offered Frank an assistant coaching position in 1955 where he served as an Assistant Coach until 1958 when Dan Devine left and Frank assumed the role of Head Coach. He was the Head Coach at ASU from 1958-1979. Early in his career at ASU he earned a Master's degree in Education while coaching. Over the next 22 years, Frank led the Arizona State Sun Devils to a 176-54-1 record, which included two Border Championships and seven Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships. Two of his most outstanding seasons were 1970 and 1975 when both teams finished undefeated. The 1970 team beat North Carolina in the Peach Bowl, finishing 11-0 and ranking No. 6 nationally. The 1975 team beat Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing 12-0 and ranking No. 2 by both the AP an the United Press International. The 1975 season earned Frank the honor of being named Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Foundation. Frank left ASU in 1979 and went on to coach the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1981 and the National Football League's Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts from 1982-1984. He left the Colts in 1985 in order to return to Arizona and coach the United States Football League's Arizona Outlaws. After coaching with the Outlaws, he went on to serve as Executive Administrator at the Arizona Boys Ranch for 10 years. There he continued to positively make a difference in the lives of many before returning to ASU in 2000 as an assistant to the Athletic Director. During his career, Frank received many honors including induction into the Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame (1967), College Football Hall of Fame (1995), National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame (1998), Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame (2000) and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame (2015). The ASURA Video History Project interviewed Frank Kush in 2006. The interview may be viewed online by following the instructions at https://asura.asu.edu/VideoHistory . Frank is survived by three sons, four grandchildren, five brothers and a sister. He is preceded in death by his wife, Frances Marie (nee Theroux) Kush, four brothers and three sisters. Services are as follows: Public Visitation will be Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 5 PM to 9 PM at the All Saints Newman Catholic Center, 230 E. University Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281. Sun Devil Athletics and the ASU Alumni Association has plans to honor Coach Kush at Camp Tontozona and dedicate a 2017 home game to him and his legacy. Those details will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Frank Kush Football Endowment, payable to ASU Foundation, PO Box 2260, Tempe, AZ 85280; the link to make a gift online is asufoundation.org/kush or The Frank Kush Youth Foundation c/o Landings Credit Union, 2800 South Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85282. (Source: Arizona Republic)