Amos Alonzo Stagg

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Amos_Alonzo_Stagg_Award
College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1862-08-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Amos_Alonzo_Stagg_Jr.
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Springfield_College
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Susquehanna_University
gptkb:College_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-03-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Stockton,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:honor Stagg Bowl named after him
Stagg Field named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amos Alonzo Stagg
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:College_Football_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Grand_Old_Man_of_Football
gptkbp:notableFor innovations in American football
coaching longevity
coaching both football and basketball at the University of Chicago
coaching at College of the Pacific until age 98
creation of numbered uniforms
helping to found the Big Ten Conference
introduction of the huddle
invention of the man in motion play
invention of the tackling dummy
longest coaching career in college football
promotion of the forward pass
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Fritz_Crisler
gptkb:George_Halas
gptkb:Knute_Rockne
gptkb:Clark_Shaughnessy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:baseball_player
gptkb:basketball_coach
football coach
college athletics administrator
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Yale_Bulldogs_football
gptkbp:playsPosition end
gptkbp:religion Congregationalist
gptkbp:sportsDisciplineCoached gptkb:baseball
gptkb:basketball
American football
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Stella_Robertson_Stagg
gptkbp:yearsActive 1890–1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amos_Alonzo_Stagg_Trophy
gptkb:Stagg_Bowl
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5