 Heartbreaking news. The Indianapolis colts have confirmed the sudden death of their best coach, who…
The Indianapolis Colts’ first head coach, Frank Kush, passed away on Thursday at the age of 88. Dan, his eldest son, claimed that Kush had been afflicted with dementia.
Although his illustrious coaching tenure at Arizona State is what made him most famous, Kush spent two seasons as the head coach of the Baltimore Colts before the team relocated to Indianapolis in 1984.
“Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay said in a statement that Frank was a true ‘General Patton’ of the gridiron. He was as old-school as they come.” “Frank Kush was a colourful personality in our game, and he will be missed, even though his storied collegiate success did not translate to the professional game and his tenure with the Colts was brief.”
During his time in Indianapolis, Kush was both
“As tough as they come,” remarked Rick Venturi, a former head coach of the Colts who served as Kush’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. “He was not a man who showered praises.” In every manner, he was a man’s guy. Nothing was taken from him by anyone. There is no denying that he was challenging to play against.
In practice, he made a lot of contact. “Frank, it always amazes me that you can push a team this hard, that you have this much contact, and yet you have so few injuries,” I recalled telling him. “Rick, just remember this,” he added. They will adjust to the level you specify. He was very much a Vince Lombardi. It was truly legendary.
