ATHLETICS
DEDICATION OF BRENTWOOD GOLD CENTER
For 40 years , Kevin Kissel prowled the sidelines at Brentwood Stadium as a high school football coach . After graduating from Brentwood in 1974 and being selected to the Class AA All-WPIAL football team , Kissel ’ s coaching career began in 1983 at Brentwood as an assistant to George Radosevich . In 1997 , Kissel was named as the Spartans ’ head varsity football coach . Kissel served in this position for the next 26 years before retiring at the conclusion of the 2022 season .
During Coach Kissel ’ s 26-year tenure as head coach , the Spartan football program amassed 144 wins , made 16 WPIAL playoff appearances , and twice reached the WPIAL semifinals . In addition , under Kissel ’ s leadership the football team won conference championships in 1999 , 2002 , and 2006 . In addition to his on-field accomplishments , Coach Kissel served as a mentor to the hundreds of young men who dedicated themselves to the Spartan football program .
As the head football coach , Kissel and his players spent countless hours in the Brentwood GOLD Center – a firstclass fitness and weightlifting facility that opened at the high school in 2004 . Coach Kissel gained the reputation of the ‘ keeper ’ of the GOLD Center due to the amount of time he spent there and his insistence that his players treat the facility with great respect .
Upon Coach Kissel ’ s retirement as head coach , the district administration decided to rename the GOLD Center as the “ Kevin Kissel GOLD Center ” in his honor . Coach Kissel was made aware of this decision at the annual Brentwood Athletic Boosters All-Sports banquet as he was presented
with a plaque to commemorate the dedication of the facility . The plaque reads in part …” with gratitude for Coach Kissel ’ s dedication and commitment to the Brentwood Spartan football program and the entire school community .”
The Brentwood Borough School District thanks Coach Kissel for his 40 years of service and wishes him all the best in retirement ! rentwood Borough
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