Samuel Houston Adams (July 25, 1928 – November 13, 2015) was an American professional football player who was an end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.