About Frank Morrissey
Lived 1899 – 1968 (aged 69). Frank Morrissey was an American american football player.
Francis Joseph Morrissey (March 11, 1899 – November 19, 1968) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Boston College from 1917 and 1920 and served as head football coach in 1918.
Morrissey was born in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Medford High School in Medford, Massachusetts, he played football for the Boston College Eagles from 1917 to 1920. Morrissey was the captain of the varsity team from 1918 to 1920 and served as head coach in 1918 when Charles Brickley left BC to join the United States Navy Reserve. Morrissey also played baseball and ice hockey as Boston College.
Morrissey died on November 19, 1968, at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
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Who was Frank Morrissey?
American football player and coach (1899-1968)
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Frank Morrissey was born on 11 March 1899 in Boston.
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Frank Morrissey died on 1 November 1968 in Wynnewood.
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Frank Morrissey was an american football player.
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Frank Morrissey was American.
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