Today in History: Amos Alonzo Stagg
Today in History–September 16–the Library of Congress features college football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, who announced his retirement at the age of 98 on this day in 1960. Stagg played football and baseball for Yale University before beginning his college coaching career, which included those two sports as well as basketball and track. Visit the Today in History section to learn about the many football innovations devised by this University of Chicago coach, then click the links below to access more resources about Coach Stagg, football, and other sports.
College Football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg Retired from America’s Library
Alonzo Stagg images from Prints & Photographs catalog
Alonzo Stagg historical newspaper coverage
Simple explanations of the great game of football, with diagrams for spectators by A. Alonzo Stagg (1893)
A scientific and practical treatise on American football : for schools and colleges by A. Alonzo Stagg (1894)
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