Ed Chissus

Ed Chissus

Biographical details
Born	(1917-08-01)August 1, 1917
Died	December 30, 1987(1987-12-30) (aged 70) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1937–1938	Eastern Washington
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1962	Eastern Washington
Baseball
1954–1981	Eastern Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	29–52–4 (football) 300–439 (baseball)

Ed C. Chissus (August 1, 1917 – December 30, 1987)^[1] was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Eastern Washington University, from 1953 to 1962, compiling a record of 29–52–4.^[2] He also served as the school's head baseball coach, amassing 300 career victories before retiring in 1981.^{[citation needed]}

Chissus died of cancer on December 30, 1987, at Southcrest Convalescent Center, in Spokane, Washington.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Washington Savages (Evergreen Conference) (1953–1962)
1953	Eastern Washington	6–2	4–2	3rd
1954	Eastern Washington	1–8	1–5	6th
1955	Eastern Washington	4–4	3–3	4th
1956	Eastern Washington	5–2–1	3–2–1	2nd
1957	Eastern Washington	5–2–1	3–2–1	4th
1958	Eastern Washington	4–4	2–3	4th
1959	Eastern Washington	2–6–1	1–3–1	T–5th
1960	Eastern Washington	2–7	1–5	6th
1961	Eastern Washington	0–9	0–7	6th
1962	Eastern Washington	0–8–1	0–6–1	6th
Eastern Washington:		29–52–4	18–38–4
Total:		29–52–4

References

1. "Ed C Chissus". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. "Ed Chissus". Retrieved October 26, 2019.
3. Stalwick, Howie (December 31, 1987). "Chissus loses cancer fight". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .