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2017
Frank Kush Obituary
Arizona State announced Kush’s death in a statement on Twitter.
“With great sadness we mourn the passing of legendary coach Frank Kush. Our thoughts are with his family.”
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Kush coached the Sun Devils from 1958 until 1979. He is the winningest coach in the school’s history, compiling a record of 176-54-1. He won nine conference titles, including undefeated seasons in 1970 and 1975. He led the team to four Fiesta Bowl victories.
Kush was fired by Arizona State during the 1979 season after punter Kevin Rutledge accused Kush of punching him in the face during a game in 1978 after a bad punt.
Kush then coached for Hamilton in the Canadian Football League in 1981. In 1982, he became the head coach of the NFL’s Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts. He quit as head coach of the Colts with one game left in the 1984 season.
Kush rejoined the Arizona State Sun Devils as a member of the athletic department in 2000.
Kush was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Fred Klosterman
July 7, 2018
One of my heroes! I grew up in Tempe & sold seat cushions before ASU games for the Tempe Boys Club from late 60s to the early 70s. Chills still go up my spine when the crowd roars at the games! I miss Franks consistency (25 yrs.) and toughness. A great leader who made all of us better for knowing him. God Bless the Kush Family.
Orrie(Scott) Allen
October 2, 2017
My prayers and condolences to the Kush family. Worked for his son , Mr. Dan Kush. Very awesome and down to earth gentleman. Dan, I will always remember our talks about ASU and the University of Hawaii games of the past. God bless you and I still think you should have been the MVP of that winning kick. Go Bows---
James Dall
September 15, 2017
Rest in peace frank and go devils!!
John Spinosa
September 9, 2017
David & Danny - I remember you both well at Tempe High. Your Dad was an Arizona icon who we all admired and respected. He and the teams he coached made us all proud to be from Tempe indeed, Arizona. My Dad and I (who was on Faculty at ASU as Dr. of Music for 37 years and who passed in December of 2015) reveled in so many of your Dad's biggest coaching moments... including that field goal you kicked against Nebraska Danny. Thanks for the memories. May your Dad Rest in Peace and God may Bless the Kush Family.
Respectfully, John Spinosa
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MIchael Baum
August 17, 2017
I remember the 1970 season when Coach Kush brought home so many victories. As an older student, I was very busy with my studies, but I managed the time to attend several home games. Thanks, Coach Kush for all the excitement. Your coaching achievements are legendary. Rest in peace, and may your memory be a blessing.
Robin Richardson
July 17, 2017
I have great memories of my time at ASU from '74-79. I got to work in the Football Department during what I think were the best years of ASU football ever ! Coach and his wife were great to me and I enjoyed visiting with them many times. He was an amazing person and larger than life......its so sad what happens with age and the end of life. We will always think of him and those days in the 70s ...when he was the king of football. Rest in peace Coach...God Bless the family.
Tanya Kush
July 15, 2017
We will miss you, Uncle Frank. You have left such a remarkable legacy and will be remembered always as doing such amazing work with ASU. You were a great uncle and will be missed
John & Bridgette
July 8, 2017
Joanna and Dave,
Our most sincere sympathy to you and your family. Even though we didn't know Frank we understand how a loss of a family member can be one of, if not the, most difficult times in a ones life.
Fork Em!!!
Gaines DuVall
July 8, 2017
Besides being the greatest sports icon in Arizona sports history, Frank taught me a great life's lesson by example. It was probly twenty plus years ago. I played in a golf tournament with him, his brothers Steve and I think Tom
at the Wigwam Resort Course. We won the tournament thanks to Frank sinking a 60 foot two tiered putt on one of the last few holes.
We all received gift certificates for the win. We all went into the clubhouse and we're picking out various merchandise for ourselves. We looked up to see that Frank was over in the ladies section picking out merchandise for his wife Fran. That made a lasting impression on me. What a great role model. Truly a good man with many great talents and a huge and giving heart.
Richard Cadriel
July 6, 2017
What a man, what a legacy he leaves! I loved ASU football as a kid, and I love it today. We owe it all to Coach Kush. I had the pleasure to have him come and speak to our sales group when I worked for a company in Phoenix. He was very accommodating and graceful to all of us who came to hear him speak.
Later I had the pleasure of serving with Coach Kush on the Fiesta Bowl committee. His presence at our meetings always in a way legitimized the work we were doing at the time.
My condolences to the Kush family - Go Devils!!
Kathryn Brown
July 5, 2017
Condolences to the Kush Family. Great memories of my time at ASU 69-75 attending games and traveling to the Peach Bowl. Thanks Coach Kush.
Wayne Rutledge
July 2, 2017
My deepest sympathy to all the Kush Families. I was fortunate enough to personally meet Frank at our Pinetop Lakes and Golf Club during one of our golf tournaments....what a delight to meet the coach of my Sun Devils for the past several years.
He couldn't have been nicer to me and he was more than accommodating in autographing my Sun Devil hat. I gave him a US Mint (Proof) Commemorative silver dollar and the next day he asked if I had another one so he could give each of his granddaughters one. I was more than happy to oblige and within a couple of weeks, he sent me a copy of the Sun Devil Football Yearbook along with a letter expressing his appreciation to me.
I was also very fortunate to become friends with one of his brothers, Joe Kush, with whom we shared many fun times on the golf course. I send my sincere condolences for the Kush family loss but his memory will live on forever.
Wally Book
July 2, 2017
Thank You Frank for all the great memories of Sun Devil football. I will never forget you, there will always be a place in my heart for Frank Kush. You took the athletes and turn them into men. God Bless you.
Coach Kush was the greatest!! We will miss you.
Rudy Hernandez
July 2, 2017
Pat
July 2, 2017
I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing a loved one in death can make us feel so helpless. May you gain strength and comfort by pouring out your heart in prayer to God.
Ron Pies
July 2, 2017
My sincere condolences to the family of the great Frank Kush. You didn't have to be a former player to feel the influence that he had on anyone who knew him. He was a true treasure for every Sun Devil. His accomplishment are legendary. He will be missed.
Bernald Porter
July 2, 2017
May the many memories Coach Kush helped create find root in your hearts and bring special recollection to your minds as you both mourn and celebrate his wonderful life... and may God be with you as you deal with his passing.
July 1, 2017
To family and friends may you find comfort in God's word the Bible at Isaiah 61:1,2 it says "God will bind up the brokenhearted and comfort all those who mourn."
Jessica Locke
June 30, 2017
Hello, I am sorry to hear about Coach Kush. He was a great influence on my husband, Dick Locke's life. I have fond memories of him back when Dick played for him and recently when we saw him in 2008. He was a exceptional mentor and know that he impacted many lives. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Go SunDevils!
Warm regards,
Jessica Locke
Dick Locke #67 1958 -1962
Jessica Locke
June 30, 2017
Hello, I am sorry to hear about Coach Kush. He was a great influence on my husband, Dick Locke's life. I have fond memories of him back when Dick played for him and recently when we saw him in 2008. He was a exceptional mentor and know that he impacted many lives. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Go SunDevils!
Warm regards,
Jessica Locke
Dick Locke #67 1958 -1962
LINDA SNIDER
June 29, 2017
Condolences to the Kush family. Ours grew up with the boys, Danny, David & Damian. Our parents knew Frank & Fran, having come from Pennsylvania. May special memories strengthen you during difficult times.
Bob Snider & Linda Price Snider, Santee, CA
Nick Donato
June 29, 2017
So sorry to hear of the passing of Coach Kush. He gave me the oppurtunity of a lifetime when he hired me as a graduate assistant in 1979. It led to a 24 year high school head coaching career in PA. Along with my father, he was my mentor. In later years when I visited Tempe with family and friends, he went out of his way to spend hours with us. He was a great man. My thoughts and prayers are with the Kush family.
Nick Donato
Jim Martin
June 28, 2017
I never had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kush, but it's quite obvious, despite the painful and unpleasant circumstances of the moment, and from the expressions of both affection and respect, that the lives of all those who knew him and his family were very enriched. His zeal for producing the best possible results just as much off the field as on it is clear. May the entire Kush family, along with all those who mourn his passing experience the unique peace and joy God alone can give, as He carries you across this bridge........Matthew 11:28- 30
Rose Duodu
June 28, 2017
Rest in Peace.
Curtis Aaron
June 27, 2017
May God rest your soul Coach Kush. You were a tough, but fair man. You helped make me a better man. I remember my freshman year at ASU and you called and offered us (Steve Bratkowski) some food leftover from a get together you had at your home. It was shrimp, meat, and cheese trays. That was generous of you to think of us Freshman Football players. I also remember you parked outside Saguaro Dorm in the morning watching that your players were going to class. You commanded respect and tried to get the best out of us as players and young men. I now mourn your passing and pray for your family to ease their loss. God Bless you Coach Kush!
June 27, 2017
My condolence to the family. God understands your pain and cares.
June 27, 2017
My sincere condolences to the family of Frank Kush.
June 26, 2017
My prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
June 26, 2017
Condolences to the Kush family.
May the God of all comfort strengthen you at this time.
June 26, 2017
#RIP Coach Kush.
FC
June 26, 2017
Sorry for your great loss. May family, friends, and God give you strength and peace.
annonomous
June 26, 2017
May the Lord be with his family at this time. R.I.P. Coach Kush
STEVE YOUNG
June 26, 2017
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR GOODNESS. TO BALTIMORE COLTS NFL FOOTBALLs GREATEST NFL FOOTBALL FANS. YOU ARE ALWAYS WARM AND WONDERFUL. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR WILL TO WIN EVERY BALTIMORE COLTS GAME. YOU WERE ALWAYS A GREAT HEAD COACH FOR THE BALTIMORE COLTS NFL FOOTBALL FANS. BALTIMORE COLTS FAN ARE THE WORLDS GREATEST NFL FOOTBALL FANS IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE THE GREATEST MOST LOVING AND CARING BALTIMORE COLTS HEAD COACH. YOUR PASSION FOR BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL YOU WERE ALWAYS AT YOUR BEST. YOU ARE MY HERO. I HEAR YOU ARE A KIND LOVING CARING HIGH CLASS GENTLEMAN. MAY YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER ME AS YOUR GREATEST BALTIMORE COLTS FAN. YOUR PASSION YOUR FIRE AND YOUR WILL TO WIN IS LIKE RAY LEWIS OF THE BALTIMORE RAVENS. MY PRAYER AND HOPE FOR YOU MY DEAR FRIEND FRANK KUSH I HOPE YOU WILL BE HONORED AND THEY PUT YOUR NAME THE GREAT FRANK KUSH INTO THE NFL HALL OF FAME. IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO SEE YOU AT THE BALTIMORE COLTS PEP RALLY WITH BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL FANS. AS I CAME SO CLOSE TO CATCHING THE BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL THAT YOU THREW OUT INTO THE CROWD. MY UNCLE BY LUCK CAUGHT THE BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL ONLY BY LUCK. SO I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD BE PROUD OF ME OF MY WILL AND MY PASSION TO SOAR UP INTO THE AIR TO ALMOST CATCHING YOUR PASSING THE FOOTBALL IN THE CROWD. I KNOW THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS PROUD OF ME BEING A BALTIMORE COLTS GREAT FOOTBALL FAN. I PLAY WIDE RE CEIVER WAS MY POSITION WHEN I PLAY FOOTBALL. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I ALWAYS LOOK UP TO YOU AND ALWAYS WOULD LISTEN TO YOU SPEAK YOU ARE MY TRUE HERO. YOUR PASSION FOR BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL WAS ALWAYS THE BEST. IF I WAS EVER TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR YOU I KNOW WITHIN MY HEART THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME BECAUSE I HAVE A DEEP PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND THE WILL TO WIN AND LISTEN TO YOU COACH FOOTBALL AND TO SPEAK ABOUT FOOTBALL. YOU WERE A BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL GREAT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH.I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS YOUR FAVORITE BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL FAN TO YOU. I CATE FOR YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A SUPER GREAT BALTIMORE COLTS NFL FOOTBALL HEAD COACH. YOU LIVE WITHIN MY HEART AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU. I CARE FOR YOU. TAKE CARE AND ALWAYS COACH ME FOOTBALL AND TEACH ME WHAT REAL FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT LIKE YOU ALWAYS DID FOR ME. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A BALTIMOTE COLTS FOOTBALL GREAT IN MY HEART FOR YOU. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME ABOUT THE PASSION AND WILL TO WIN IN FOOTBALL. YOUR LOVING CARING BALTIMOTE COLTS FOOTBALL FAN AND FRIEND STEVE YOUNG BALTIMORE COLTS MARYLAND IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND. BALL TO MORE MORE AND MORE IN BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL HISTORY. STEVE YOUNG BALTIMORE MARYLAND
Anna A.
June 26, 2017
May our loving Heavenly Father be with you at this difficult time, "healing your broken heart and binding up your wounds." (Ps.147:3)
A.A.
Bayonne NJ
STEVE YOUNG
June 25, 2017
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AT BEING THE VERY BEST HEAD COACH IN NFL FOOTBALL HISTORY. THANK YOU FOR CARING AND SHARING YOUR TIME WITH BALTIMORE COLTS NFL FOOTBALL FANS LIKE ME. I ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL LOOK UP TO YOU AS MY NFL FOOTBALL COACHING HERO. THANK YOU FOR BEING REGGIE JACKSON COACH AT ARIZONA STATE. THANK YOU FOR CARING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL AND THANK YOU FOR CARING TO BE A PLAYOFF TEAM WITH THE BALTIMORE CILTS. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU AS BEING NICE AND KIND TO ME AND ALL BALTIMORE COLTS FANS AT A BALTIMORE COLTS FAN NFL FOOTBALL PARTY WITH ME. THAT YOU WERE LOVING AND KIND TO BALTIMORE COLTS FANS AT THE MEET AND GREET BALTIMORE COLTS PARTY. YOU WERE ALWAYS NICE AND KIND. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU AS ALWAYS THE VERY BEST HEAD COACH IN NFL FOOTBALL HISTORY. WANTING THE BALTIMORE COLTS PLAYERS TO ALWAYS BE THEIR BEST AND YOU WANTING TO BE WITH THE WORLDS GREATEST FOOTBALL FANS IN THE WORLD. AND BEING WITH YOU WAS SO WONDERFUL TO MEET YOU AND TO SEE YOU IN PERSON WAS SO SPECIAL TO ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VERY BEST IN FOOTBALL HISTORY YOU WILL TO WIN EVERY GAME. TO RUN UP THE SCORE AND NEVER LOOK BACK. TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN EVERY TIME THAT THE BALTIMORE COLTS ARE ON THE FIELD. YOUR LEADERSHIP YOUR COACHING NFL FOOTBALL BEING THE BEST IN NFL FOOTBALL HISTORY. YOU FRANK KUSH LIVES WITHIN MY HEART OF VICTORY YOU WIN WIN WIN ALL THE TIME THIS IS YOU. AND JUST FOR YOU TO BE THE BIGGEST PART OF MY LIFE . FOR YOU FRANK KUSH TO CARE FOR ME TO BE YOUR GREATEST BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL FAN IN BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL HISTORY IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR DEEP PASSION TO WIN IT EVERY TIME EVERY DAY EVERY WAY. YOU ARE MY FOOTBALL NFL HALL OF FAME HERO WITH THE BALTIMORE COLTS. THANK YOU YOU ARE A KIND AND CARING GENTLEMAN TO BALTIMORE COLTS FANS. YOU ARE THE BALTIMORE COLTS GREATEST HEAD COACH IN NFL FOOTBALL HISTORY. THANK YOU FOR CARING FOR MY DEEP PASSION LIKE YOU FOR BALTIMORE COLTS FOOTBALL AND FOR DEEPLY CARING FOR THE WORLDS GREATEST NFL FOOTBALL FANS IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING A BALTIMORE COLTS HEAD COACH. YOU ARE MY FAVORITE ONE OF ALL TIME. ALWAYS CARING FOR YOU AND FOR THE GREAT BALTIMORE COLTS AND BALTIMORE GREATEST COLTS FOOTBALL FANS IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU FRANK KUSH. CARING FOR YOU. YOUR BALTIMORE COLTS GREATEST FOOTBALL FAN OF ALL TIME. FROM BALTIMORE COLTS GREAT NFL FOOTBALL FAN OF ALL TIME STEVE YOUNG BALTIMORE COLTS MARYLAND IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND. IN BALL TO MORE MORE AND MORE IT IS FRANK KUSH WE CARE FOR.
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June 25, 2017
Rest in the arms of our Father in Heaven coach and thank you for allowing me to be a Sun Devil. May your entire family be Blessed with the Love and support of the Lord. God Bless you Coach, "job well done sir".
Cynthia Kishiyama-Harbottle
June 24, 2017
Coach Kush was one of my Dad's favorite friends! I am saddened by his passing but know that they are together with Coach Kajikawa awaiting ASU football season. Knowing they are all together makes me smile a tearful smile. I know Fran is happy to welcome him home as well.
Jim Bramlet
June 24, 2017
With deepest condolences to the Kush family. ASU 63-67 Jim Bramlet
Julie & Ed Gibson
June 24, 2017
We offer our heartfelt sympathies to the Kush family for your loss of Frank as well as our admiration for all Frank and you have done to make our world a much better place.
We met frank in 1965 when we became neighbors and friends on Bishop Drive in Tempe. Our liking and respect for him and Fran was immediate and lasting. We were privileged to have an inside view of all he did for his players, family and others lucky enough to cross his path. Yes, he was a hard driver, but underneath he was always motivated by compassion and the best interests of others. We also found a common bond in humor; Julie and Frank both had polish backgrounds and I was often unwise enough to tell related jokes. Frank always laughed and responded in kind.
After I completed my training at Williams AFB and we moved to Houston, we saw Frank and Fran much less frequently, but our liking and respect for Frank, the man, has never diminished.
The world needs more people like Frank Kush.
Julie and Ed Gibson
LAWRENCE REAVES
June 24, 2017
I send my deepest condolences to the Kush Family.
Larry Reaves ASU Sun Devils 1958-1961
Denny (Bombo) Clark
June 24, 2017
Stan so sorry to hear about Frank was a Windber legend
June 24, 2017
As a native of Frank's hometown of Windber, Pa. we all remember Frank and the glory he brought to this small coal mining town. Our thoughts are with his family and pray God will grant him eternal rest.
Fr. William Conjelko, Windber, Pa.
June 24, 2017
I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to Joe, Steve, and the entire Kush family. I was a member of coach Kush's first Sun Devil football team in 1962. He demanded excellence and dedication from all his players and I will be forever grateful to him. He is a person in my life that I will always remember. May he rest in God's peace!
Tim Lee
Bonnie Miner Billington
June 24, 2017
I was so very fortunate to be a part of the Arizona State cheerleading line during the Frank Kush "GOLDEN YEARS" from 1969-1973! I had the privilege of watching his coaching skills not only during home games but also on the many away WAC trips the cheerleaders were thankfully brought on. He was a fantastic coach.....quite apparent with his winning record...but I also saw a softer side of him through the years on the away trips and also bantering with him on Kush's Corner..his weekly TV show! Coach Kush will be truly missed and attending ASU would have never been the same without him and his fiery heart for Sun Devil football! GOD bless.......and deep sympathy to his family
June 24, 2017
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Carlotta
June 23, 2017
May the God of all peace bring comfort to the Kush family and friends at this difficult time.
Carol Newsom
June 23, 2017
While attending ASU, I had the honor of working in the Football Department with Frank Kush and his staff. Frank always was like a father figure to me. He embraced me and mentored me. I was leader of the Devilettes, we helped recruit high school players to attend ASU. My proud recruit was Jim Jeffcoat who played for ASU then went onto the Dallas Cowboys. I kept in touch with his mother in New Jersey and to this day have all the letters and photos from her. My heart is broken with the loss of Coach Kush. Coach and his wife opened their home to me and I spent a few days there while suffering a traumatic event. I met his sons who were oh so proud of their dad. I have photos of Frank in his office and us together. God Bless Frank Kush and I will see you in heaven soon. You served ASU and now you can rest in peace. My deepest sympathies to his family.
Thomas High
June 23, 2017
Steve, Joe, and family. Please accept my deepest sympathy on the passing of Frank. I hope that Frank didn't have to suffer with pain.
God bless you all.
Tom High
Teresa Wickersham
June 23, 2017
My deepest sympathies to Frank's kids. My husband and I have had the pleasure of being Franks neighbor for the past 20 years and we collaborated together during my time on the HOA Board. He was a character who always spoke his mind and who often made me laugh. Thanks for the memories! May he (and Franny) RIP.
Gary Thomas
June 23, 2017
How he helped by giving me the honor of playing football for him. I am also a former Marine and coach Kush was Army. Because of our service we are a band of brothers. Goodbye brother.
Linda Davis Podvin
June 23, 2017
To the Kush Family,
My dad was a 1942 football player at A.S.U. before it was A.S.U. He was one of the BIG Four when it was the Bulldogs. My dad's name is William Dub Davis # 35.
You & your family are in my thoughts & prayers.
Vince Ortwein
June 23, 2017
Condolences to the Kush family. He will live on in our memories
Harry Simpson
June 23, 2017
Godspeed, and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Rest Frank, until you hear at dawn,
the low, clear reveille of God.
Thank you for your service to this nation.
R Franklin
June 23, 2017
Please accept my condolences for your loss. One can never be prepared for the empty void that's left when a loved one dies. Our Creator promises to give you the strength to live each day without. In 2 Kings 20:5 he says: I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Here I am healing you. My sincere condolences for your loss.
Bob May
June 23, 2017
So long Coach. Thank you for all the great Sun Devil football memories that you gave all of us Sun Devil fans! I know your memory will be etched in all of us Sun Devil fans. When you hear or think of the Sun Devils you automatically think of Coach Kush. My condolences go out to your family and all the ASU fans out there. I pray that you resting in the arms of our Savior Jesus Christ. Thanks for the memories Coach.
Dutch Rebhun
June 23, 2017
Great coach and mentor. RIP
Dan Muder
June 23, 2017
God bless you coach and thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a Sundevil. Rest in peace and let perpetual light upon you.
June 23, 2017
Mr Kush was a great coach and admired by many. May the God of comfort be with his family and friends at this time of deep sorrow. God love you.
B Wms
June 23, 2017
Truly sorry for the loss of such an accomplished person. May the peace of God be with all of you.
Philippians 4:6-7
Dave Mann
June 23, 2017
To the Kush Family:
Of course, we all know, your father coached the Arizona State Sun Devils and re-joined them in his later years as an athletic administrator.
I have many fond memories of your father, having worked on his TV show when he coached at ASU. He inspired me to always do my best and he always had a kind word for me.
He was kind enough to volunteer to appear for me in '78 at the "Ice Follies" Cookie Monster Cookie Eating Challenge, where he began by throwing lemonade into competitor ASU baseball coach Jim Brock's face! He always looked for an edge. And Frank's teams always played exciting and enthusiastic football.
Then when I served with the Washington Redskins, two of his former ASU stars pressured me to write him for some shirts. He was kind enough to send us all, caps, shirts and jackets!
I last met him at the ASU-Northwestern game several years ago and it was an emotional meeting.
I felt honored and privileged to know Frank Kush, not just as a coach but as a great person. I, along with many others, will miss him.
My sincerest condolences to you all.
June 23, 2017
Condolences to the Kush family and friends.
June 23, 2017
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
christian
June 23, 2017
My deepest condolences for your loss. Rest assured life is precious to our Creator. He promises to act in our behalf.
1 Corinthians 15:26
Scott Chamberland
June 23, 2017
Rest in Peace
June 23, 2017
Sorry for your loss. May you draw comfort from the scripture at Ecclesiastes 9 : 5 that show your loved ones a resting in peace.
Sidney Jones
June 22, 2017
My sincere condolences at times such as this,few words of comfort maybe all that you can bear,so rely on God of all comfort and he will comfort you every morning in times of distress Isaiah 33:2.
Robert Rokita
June 22, 2017
Condolences go out to the kush family and those who were dear to him. The legend of his precise coaching and knowledge that filled those around him will be missed but the memories will never die.
D Tyler
June 22, 2017
Sincere condolences to the Kush family, and friends. Acts 17:31 . He left a legacy for the family to reflect on hoping that legacy and memories will bring a smile to your faces and warm your hearts at this sad time.
A R
June 22, 2017
My deepestest sympathy to the family. May the memories live on and God strengthen you during this difficult time.
June 22, 2017
My sincere condolences to the Kush family. May your memories bring joy to your hearts and may our Heavenly Father comfort you and your family at this most difficult time. Psalms 145:18,19
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