Frank Morrissey | |
Birth Date: | 11 March 1899 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1917–1920 |
Player Team1: | Boston College |
Player Years2: | 1921 |
Player Team2: | Tonawanda Kardex |
Player Years3: | 1921 |
Player Team3: | Rochester Jeffersons |
Player Years4: | 1922–1924 |
Player Team4: | Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons |
Player Years5: | 1924 |
Player Team5: | Milwaukee Badgers |
Player Positions: | Guard, tackle |
Coach Years1: | 1918 |
Coach Team1: | Boston College |
Coach Years2: | 1921–1924 |
Coach Team2: | Canisius (assistant) |
Overall Record: | 5–2 |
Awards: | Green Bay Press-Gazette 2nd team all-NFL (1923) |
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.[1]