Ross Fiscus

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Ross Fiscus
Sport(s)	College football
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Washington & Jefferson Indiana Normal School
Biographical details
Born	Indiana, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1891-1894 1896	Allegheny A. A. Greensburg A. A.
Position(s)	Offensive Lineman, Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897-1899	Geneva
Head coaching record
Overall	6-9-2 (0.412)

Ross Fiscus was an early professional football player and coach in the United States. He was one of the first pro players on record.

Playing history

Fiscus played for the Allegheny Athletic Association professional football team as an offensive lineman in 1891 and 1892, but by 1893 he had successfully earned the role as halfback.^[1] Fiscus continued to play several more years for Allegheny, even dropping out of college to do so.^[2] This would have put him alongside the first recorded professional football player William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, who also played for Allegheny. In 1896, he played alongside his brother Lawson for the Greensburg Athletic Association.

Coaching history

After completing his professional career, Fiscus was the second head college football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, and he held that position for three seasons, from 1897 until 1899. His coaching record at Geneva was 6 wins, 9 losses, and 2 ties. As of the completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 18th at Geneva in total wins and 21st at Geneva in winning percentage (0.412).^[3]

Notes

↑ Pro Football Researchers "The Weekly Wage Professionalism Expands in Pittsburgh: 1893"
↑ Pro Football Researchers "The A’s Have It: The 3A’s Triumph: 1894"
↑ Geneva College coaching records

References

External links

Geneva College athletics website

Geneva Golden Tornadoes head football coaches

William McCracken (1890–1896)
Ross Fiscus (1897–1899)
J. B. Craig (1900–1903)
Smith Alford (1904)
Archibald Leech (1905)
No team (1906)
Arthur McKean (1907–1911)
Graydon Long (1912)
Coligny Brainerd Metheny (1913–1916)
Phillip Henry Bridenbaugh (1917–1921)
Robert Park (1922)
Tom Davies (1923)
Jack Sack (1924)
Bo McMillin (1925–1927)
Mack Flenniken (1928–1929)
Howard Harpster (1930–1932)
Jimmy Robertson (1933)
Dike Beede (1934–1936)
Edgar P. Weltner (1937–1940)
Alured Ransom (1941)
Cal Hubbard (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Alured Ransom (1946–1948)
Walter J. West (1949–1952)
Byron E. Morgan (1953–1962)
Donald Lederick (1963–1966)
Joe Banks (1967–1968)
Dan Frasier (1969–1971)
Max Holm (1972–1973)
Dick Lasse (1974–1975)
Gene Sullivan (1976–1992)
Geno DeMarco (1993– )

Persondata
Name	Fiscus, Ross
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth
Place of birth	Indiana, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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