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Шаблон:Orphan Шаблон:Other people Frank Semple Bissell (22 February 1913 – 9 September 2012) was an American wrestler and wrestling coach.

Bissell was born in Pittsburgh[1] and was raised in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts[2] and graduated from The Hill School in 1933. At Michigan, he was a National AAU Champion in 1936, and Big Ten Champion in 1937. He competed at the U.S. trials for the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

Bissell served as head wrestling coach at The Hill School from 1947 to 1973, where he amassed a career record of 243-66-5 and guided the wrestling team to 17 Prep National Championships. He retired from coaching in 1973.[4] During his tenure, 44 wrestlers claimed individual national championships.[5]

He married Eleanor Reynolds Merrick in 1937.[6][2]

He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. He died in September 2012, aged 99.[7]

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  1. Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906–1914
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  7. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014