Bill Amos

American football player and coach (1898–1987)

Not to be confused with Bill Amos (politician).

Bill Amos

Biographical details
Born| (1898-07-06)July 6, 1898
Graysville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died| April 26, 1987(1987-04-26) (aged 88)
Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater| The Kiski School
Playing career
1923| Washington & Jefferson
1925–1927| Washington & Jefferson
Position(s)| Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1931| Washington & Jefferson
1932–1936| Grove City
1937–1945| Washington HS (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall| 34–24–8 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

* Second-team All-American (1926)
* Third-team All-American (1927)
* 2× First-team All-Eastern (1926, 1927)
* Second-team All-Eastern (1925)

William Enlow Amos (July 6, 1898 – April 26, 1987) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He is considered to be one of the best college football players in Washington & Jefferson College history.[2]

Amos was born in Graysville, Pennsylvania. He attended The Kiski School and was a veteran of World War I.[3]

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.[3]

After graduation, he turned down an offer from Pete Henry to play for the New York Giants and a minor league baseball contract.[3] He returned to coach the Washington & Jefferson College football team from 1929 to 1931, amassing a record of 17–8–3.[4] 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.[5] From 1937 through 1946, he was a multi-sport coach at Washington High School.[3] He was a driving force in the creation of PONY Baseball and Softball.[3] He also volunteered at the Brownson House.[3]

In 1932, Amos was seriously injured in an automobile collision, sustaining a fractured skull and broken left arm.[6]

He married Dora Polan in 1928 and with her had three children.[3][7] Amos died in 1987 at the age of 88.[8] Dora died the following year.[9]

## Head coaching record

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### College

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Independent) (1929–1931)
1929 | Washington & Jefferson | 5–2–2 |  |  |
1930 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–2–1 |  |  |
1931 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–4 |  |  |
Washington & Jefferson: | 17–8–3 |  |
Grove City Crimson (Tri-State Conference) (1932–1933)
1932 | Grove City  | 3–5–1 | 2–3 | 4th |
1933 | Grove City  | 6–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd |
Grove City Crimson (Independent) (1934–1936)
1934 | Grove City  | 5–1–1 |  |  |
1935 | Grove City  | 2–4–1 |  |  |
1936 | Grove City  | 1–5–1 |  |  |
Grove City: | 17–16–5 | 6–4 |
Total: | 34–24–8 |

## References

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1. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
2. ^ "Bill Amos Featured Speaker - Press Fetes Most Valuable Gridders Tomorrow Night". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh. November 19, 1944. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Smialek, Byron (May 16, 1980). "Friends, Admirers to Escort Bill Amos Down Golden Path". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
4. ^ "Presidents Football Media Guide 2008" (PDF). Washington & Jefferson College. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
5. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
6. ^ "Bill Amos Hurt in Auto Crash". The Pittsburgh Press. March 24, 1932. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
7. ^ "Testimonial Will Honor Bill Amos". Observer-Reporter. May 1, 1980. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
8. ^ Smialek, Byron (May 3, 1987). "Bill Amos Was City's Last Link With Past". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
9. ^ "Dora Amos". The Pittsburgh Press. March 14, 1988. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

## External links

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* Bill Amos at Find a Grave

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Washington & Jefferson Presidents head football coaches

* R. LeBlanc Lynch (1890–1891)
* Joseph Julius Clarke (1892)
* Joseph Hamilton (1893)
* E. Gard Edwards (1894–1895)
* Clinton Wood (1896–1897)
* William D. Inglis (1898)
* Walter H. Black (1899)
* J. Roy Beardsley (1900)
* Norvell B. Knight (1901)
* William B. Seaman (1902–1904)
* Frank Piekarski (1905–1907)
* David C. Morrow (1908–1911)
* Bob Folwell (1912–1915)
* Sol Metzger (1916–1917)
* Ralph Hutchinson (1918)
* David C. Morrow (1919–1920)
* Greasy Neale (1921–1922)
* John Heisman (1923)
* David C. Morrow (1924–1925)
* Andrew Kerr (1926–1928)
* Bill Amos (1929–1931)
* Hank Day (1932–1936)
* George Roark (1937–1940)
* Stu Holcomb (1941)
* Pete Henry (1942)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Pete Henry (1945)
* Henry Luecht (1946–1949)
* Alured Ransom (1950–1951)
* Joe McMullen (1952–1953)
* Charles Nelson (1954–1955)
* Edward Chupa (1956–1959)
* Chuck Ream (1960–1972)
* Pat Mondock (1973–1981)
* John Luckhardt (1982–1998)
* John Banaszak (1999–2002)
* Mike Sirianni (2003– )

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Grove City Wolverines head football coaches

* Morgan Barnes (1892)
* R. N. J. McKee (1893)
* Jesse Bruce (1894)
* Harold Weakley (1895)
* W. H. Maxwell (1896)
* Ernest Brown (1897)
* R. W. Cunningham (1898)
* George J. Cronenwett (1899)
* Charles Hamilton & George Lowrey (1900)
* George Lowrey (1901)
* Harold Weakley (1902)
* James Marshall (1903–1904)
* Charles Hamilton (1905)
* Herbert Harmon (1906–1907)
* William Rooke (1908)
* Herbert Harmon (1909–1913)
* William J. Young (1914)
* Herbert Harmon (1915)
* Howard Acher (1916)
* Harold O. White (1917–1918)
* Howard Acher (1919)
* Robert Thorn (1920)
* Guy Williamson (1921–1923)
* Charley Bowser (1924–1926)
* Charlie Berry (1927–1931)
* Bill Amos (1932–1936)
* Jim Loveless (1937–1942)
* No team (1943–1945)
* Jim Loveless (1946–1953)
* Al Pesek (1954)
* Jim Curry (1955)
* Jack Behringer (1956–1972)
* Joe Kopnisky (1973–1983)
* Chris Smith (1984–2015)
* Andrew DiDonato (2016– )

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