William Enlow Amos (July 6, 1898 – April 26, 1987) was an American
college football
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player and coach. He is considered to be one of the best college football players in
Washington & Jefferson College
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history.
Amos was born in
Graysville, Pennsylvania. He attended
The Kiski School and was a veteran of
World War I
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.
As a
fullback for
Washington & Jefferson for was named to the
1926 College Football All-America Team and the
1927 College Football All-America Team.
After graduation, he turned down an offer from
Pete Henry to play for the
New York Giants
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and a minor league baseball contract.
He returned to coach the
Washington & Jefferson College football team from 1929 to 1931, amassing a record of 17–8–3. During the 1929 football season, Amos shared the head coach title with
Ray Ride, who resigned after the season citing it being impossible to operate under dual authority. From 1937 through 1946, he was a multi-sport coach at
Washington High School.
He was a driving force in the creation of
PONY Baseball and Softball.
He also volunteered at the
Brownson House.
In 1932, Amos was seriously injured in an automobile collision, sustaining a fractured skull and broken left arm.
He married Dora Polan in 1928 and with her had three children.
Amos died in 1987 at the age of 88. Dora died the following year.
Head coaching record
College
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1898 births
1987 deaths
American football fullbacks
Grove City Wolverines football coaches
Washington & Jefferson Presidents football coaches
Washington & Jefferson Presidents football players
High school football coaches in Pennsylvania
The Kiski School alumni
People from Greene County, Pennsylvania
Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
Players of American football from Pennsylvania
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