Amos Foster
American athlete, coach, and lawyer (1880–1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amos Parker Foster (March 10, 1880 – August 7, 1952) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach in the early 1900s. He was a 1904 graduate of Dartmouth College where he lettered in both basketball and football. Foster served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati (1904–1905), the University of Nebraska (1906), and Miami University (1907–1908), compiling a career college football coaching record of 30–9. He was also the head basketball coach at Cincinnati for five seasons from 1904 to 1909, tallying a mark of 30–10. After coaching he practiced law in Ohio.[1]
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![]() Foster from 1907 Cornhusker | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1880-03-10)March 10, 1880 Keene, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Died | August 7, 1952(1952-08-07) (aged 72) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1902–1903 | Dartmouth |
Basketball | |
1900–1903 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Fullback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1904–1905 | Cincinnati |
1906 | Nebraska |
1907–1908 | Miami (OH) |
Basketball | |
1904–1909 | Cincinnati |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 30–9 (football) 30–10 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Basketball Ohio Collegiate (1908) | |
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