Coffeyville Community College announces the selection of renowned foot ball coach Willie Fritz as the 2024 commencement speaker.
Fritz – a Shawnee Mission native – served as Defensive Coordinator for the CCC football team from 1987 to 1990. During this time, Coach Fritz played an instrumental role in shaping the success of the Red Ravens' football program, contributing to the development of student-athletes both on and off the field.
Fritz went on to have success at Tulane University including earning back-to-back American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards and led the Green Wave to remarkable successes, including consecutive appearances in the American Athletic Conference Championship games and a thrilling Cotton Bowl victory against USC. In December of 2023, Fritz, was appointed the 16th Head Coach to the University of Houston, bringing with him his 30 years of greater football knowledge.
Fritz will share the knowledge and wisdom he has built over the three decades of his career with graduates at the CCC commencement exercises on May 11th in Nellis Hall West on the CCC Campus.
