The Legend Of Arizona's Frank Kush

By Jason Larrsohn


If you are a parent, it is definitely safe to say that you want the best for your children. Parents want their children to have a safe, happy, and adventurous childhood.

Kush arrived at Arizona State as the assistant coach in 1955. He was promoted to the head coach job in 1958, after his superior left to coach at the University of Missouri.

Over the next 22 years he created a reputation as one of the fiercest and most successful head coaches in Arizona State's history. Numbers-wise, Arizona State hasn't seen a coach like him. After 22 years, he logged a record of 176-54-1.

The two sports that children most often play are baseball and soccer. However, children also play football, basketball, and swim.

Throughout his career he only lost one bowl game, and that was the Fiesta Bowl in 1976. His record turned the Sun Devils into a competitive national team that other teams had to work to defeat.

He did the Hurricane's proud, breaking records and earning titles without breaking a sweat. In his junior year, he threw 352 passes for a 216 completion rate. Although he suffered 15 interceptions, he landed 3,238 yards for 21 touch downs, not bad for his first year starting. This was only the beginning though as the next year would prove the most instrumental.

Parents sometimes just don't take the time or realize that they need to listen to what their children wants. Unfortunately, because parents aren't aware that their child has an opinion about what sport they play, parents will not realize that their child does not even want to play a sport at all.

He would have the team line up in a big circle. The player needing a bit of motivation would be called to the center. The coach would then call out a number at random. The player with that number would rush the man in the middle. The two would grapple until the coach blew his whistle. The player that put in the best effort would get the privilege of returning to the circle.

His vision was to have the best conditioned players on the field. That way, when it came down to the last few minutes of the game, his team could have the advantage to win.

If your children do want to play sports, however, there are several sports you can choose from. If your child has copious amounts of energy and just wants to run around a lot, soccer is probably the best choice for him or her.

The Sun Devil Stadium was expanded to include over 70,000 seats. Kush used his influence to later start the Frank Kush Youth Foundation, an organization created to inspire youth to be self-disciplined; have confidence; get involved with the family; and live healthier, more productive lives.

He brought them back to the playoffs for another go in 2001. They met another unfortunate defeat there. Although he never won a Super Bowl, his career was nothing if not successful. His work with the Hurricanes and NFL made for a great career, and he's not the only one to think so.

The Texas Tech apparel could very likely help them get more excited about sports, and perhaps they will want to play sports themselves. Sports can be very fun for children, so try to get your children into sports if you can.




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