Frank Gansz (November 22, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American football coach whose career spanned nearly 40 years. At the college level, Gansz served as an assistant at Colgate, Oklahoma State, SMU, Army, UCLA, Air Force and Navy, his alma mater (1960). Once called "the best special teams coach ever" by former NFL head coach Dick Vermeil, Gansz twice earned special teams coach of the year honors, including 1999 when helped the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl victory. Gansz, a native of Altoona, Pa., was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.