Vintage Football Pioneer Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Legend Press Photo 1950

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Estate sale find, vintage original press photo of a
Amos Alonzo Stagg and his wife
, displays nicely.
Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965) was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football.
Stagg attended Yale where he was a divinity student, and a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.  It is lesser known that he was a member of "The Order of the Skull and Bones," a controversial secret society.
He served as the head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College) (1890–1891), the University of Chicago (1892–1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946), compiling a career college football record of 314–199–35 (.605).
His undefeated Chicago Maroons teams of 1905 and 1913 have been recognized as national champions.
The following is a list of innovations Stagg introduced to American football.
Reverse play (1890)
Onside kick (1894; possibly contributor)
Huddle (1896)
Lateral pass (1898)
Tackling dummy (1899)
Unbalanced line (1900)
Notre Dame Box (1905)
Statue of Liberty play (1908)
Uniform numbers (1913)
T formation (contributor)
Forward pass (contributor alongside Eddie Cochems and Walter Camp)
Man in motion
Quarterback keeper
Linebacker position
Hip pads
Numerical designation of plays
Padded goalposts
End-around
In addition to Stagg's championships and innovations, another aspect of his legacy is in his players and assistant coaches who went on to become head football coaches at other colleges and universities across the countries.
The overall measurement is approximately 7" X 9", approximate shipping weight 4 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The photo is in overall Poor to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, age toning, fading, tears, waviness, creases, some curling, soiling, writing, no odors, please see images.
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