About Bill Amos
Lived 1898 – 1987 (aged 88). Bill Amos was an American basketball coach and american football player.
William Enlow Amos (July 6, 1898 – April 26, 1987) was an American college football player and coach. He is considered to be one of the best college football players in Washington & Jefferson College history.
Amos was born in Graysville, Pennsylvania. He attended The Kiski School and was a veteran of World War I. 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 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.
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Who was Bill Amos?
American football player and coach (1898-1987)
When was Bill Amos born?
Bill Amos was born on 6 July 1898 in Graysville.
When did Bill Amos die?
Bill Amos died on 26 April 1987 in Washington.
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Bill Amos was a basketball coach and american football player.
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Bill Amos was American.
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