Franklin Gene Bissell (April 12, 1926 – January 28, 2016) was an American football player and coach.
[2] He served as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University from 1952 to 1961 and again from 1963 to 1978, compiling a record of 115–119–7.
Bissell started for three-years and was co-captain of the undefeated 1948 Ohio Athletic Conference championship team.
Bissell also lettered in basketball two years and pitched for the baseball squad.
[3] A graduate of Heidelberg College, Bissell started his career at Kansas Wesleyan University as an assistant football coach in 1950.