Amos Alonzo Stagg

Amos Alonzo Stagg (August 16, 1862 - March 17, 1965), was a renowned American collegiate coach in multiple sports, primarily football, and an overall athletic pioneer. He was born in West Orange, New Jersey and attended Phillips Exeter Academy. Playing at Yale, where he was a divinity student, he was an end on the first All-American team selected, in 1889. He later became coach at Springfield College (1890-91), the University of Chicago (1892-1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933-46). During his career, he developed numerous basic tactics for the game, as well as some equipment. From 1947 to 1958 he served as an assistant coach under his son at two colleges.

External links

• College Football Hall of Fame - biography as coach
• College Football Hall of Fame - biographer as player
• Basketball Hall of Fame
• Stagg Bowl - Division III