Fr. Francis Anthony Logan, S.J., was a Jesuit priest, educator, coach, and celebrated Seattle University community member. A member of the Society of Jesus for 85 years, Fr. Logan lived to be 101 years old.

Francis “Frank” Logan was born in Seattle to Frank and Brigid Logan on October 13, 1902. He was the third of eight children. He attended high school at Seattle University (then Seattle College)’s preparatory school, which marked the beginning of an eight-decade relationship with the university.

Fr. Logan entered the Society of Jesus in 1919 and taught at his former high school before traveling to Louvain, Belgium, to study theology. He was ordained a priest in Belgium on August 24, 1933. After a series of roles at various schools and churches, Fr. Logan returned to Seattle University, where he taught French, English, Spanish, theology, and nursing ethics.

A strong athlete, Fr. Logan especially enjoyed playing handball and was inducted into the Washington Athletic Club Handball Hall of Fame. He also founded Seattle University’s HiYu Coulee hiking club and coached handball, basketball, and baseball. The campus community affectionately referred to Fr. Logan as “Coach” for the rest of his life, and Seattle University's Logan Field is named in his honor.

Fr. Logan was also a prolific letter writer. During his time in Europe he wrote long missives home to family and friends, which he referred to as “The Bulletin.”

He retired from teaching in 1970, but remained an important part of the Seattle University Jesuit community until 2000, when he moved to the Jesuit infirmary at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Fr. Logan celebrated his hundredth birthday in 2002 and celebrated 85 years in the Society of Jesus in 2004. He died on October 8, 2004, five days before his 102nd birthday.