Sam Adams (Canadian football)
Samuel Houston Adams (July 25, 1928 – November 13, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. Adams played 28 games with the Lions from 1954 to 1955, catching 53 receptions for 834 yards.[1] He played college football at Whitworth University.[2][3] He later moved to Pullman, Washington and was an educator. Adams died in 2015, aged 87.[4]
| Born: | July 25, 1928 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: | November 13, 2015 (aged 87) Pullman, Washington, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | E |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| College | Whitworth |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1954–1955 | BC Lions |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth Pirates (Evergreen Conference) (1958–1964) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Whitworth | 3–7 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959 | Whitworth | 8–1 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Whitworth | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Whitworth | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Whitworth | 6–3 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Whitworth | 6–2–1 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Whitworth | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Whitworth: | 47–18–1 | 33–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–18–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. p. 140. ISBN 978-0983513667.
- "Sam Adams". justsportsstats.com.
- "This is Whitworth: Sam Adams and the Adams Family". Whitworth Today. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
- "Samuel ADAMS Obituary - Pullman, WA - Spokesman-Review". Spokesman-Review.
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