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From: Dave Adkins
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2023 at 05:18:15 PM EDT
Subject: Face Book: Grinnell, Iowa 1854 to present..
Hi Pete and Franny - I posted this yesterday and there has been a great response - 25 likes from Grinnell first day..
Probably should have asked you first, but thought Grinnell people would be interested, which they are. Dave A.
Pete Sisco, GHS 1959 football star, had a rough and tumble growing up in Grinnell. He and Franny Beck, a very good 6 on 6 girls basketball player from Malcolm, were married after high school graduation that year and Pete began to work at Maytag. Good job but he wanted to play more football and Franny was his compass. The Buena Vista College coach was alerted to Pete's abilities by Ray Standerwick and Paul Jones, GHS coaches of that day. The Poweshiek County 18 year old couple moved to Storm Lake and Pete was a 4 year starter for BV, then they raised their family and he went on to an IHSAA Hall of Fame career as an Iowa high school and junior college coach, winning a national championship at Ellsworth College in 1987. They are still going strong and enjoying their retirement in Port Orange, Florida. Photo with Iowa coach Hayden Fry, who recruited several Ellsworth players when Pete was head coach.
