Legendary ASU coach Frank Kush dies at 88

Frank Kush, the most famous coach in Arizona State history and synonymous with the school’s rise from a college to a university, died early Thursday, a school spokesman confirmed.

Kush was ASU’s football coach from 1958-79, winning a school-record 176 games, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995. He was 88.

Kush, an All-America defensive lineman for national champion Michigan State in 1952, came to ASU as an assistant coach under Dan Devine in 1955, then was promoted to coach when Devine left for Missouri. He had a winning record in 19 of 22 seasons, including undefeated teams in 1970 and ’75, the latter finishing a school-best No. 2 nationally in the final…