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Swinney on McKissick’s retirement

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney released a statement Tuesday afternoon on the retirement of longtime Summerville high school head coach John McKissick.

“First, I want to congratulate Coach John McKissick on an incredible career and the contributions he has made to this profession,” Swinney said. “He has had such a positive impact on the lives of so many coaches and players dating to when he started in 1952.

“I played and coached at the University of Alabama, a school whose history includes Bear Bryant. Coach McKissick won nearly twice as many games as Coach Bryant.