Amos Kent

Amos Kent
Sewanee Tigers No. 6
Position Center/Guard
Class Graduate
Career history
College Sewanee (19221925)
High school Gulf Coast Military Academy
Personal information
Date of birth (1902-01-03)January 3, 1902
Place of birth Kentwood, Louisiana
Date of death August 25, 1986(1986-08-25) (aged 84)
Place of death Richardson, Texas
Weight 193 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Amos Kent (January 3, 1902 August 25, 1986) was a college football player and lumber salesman.

Early years

Amos Kent was born on January 3, 1902 in Kentwood, Louisiana to Walter Campbell Kent and Katherine Esther Varnado. His great grandfather and namesake Amos Kent founded the town of Kentwood in 1850. The older Amos came originally from Chester, New Hampshire.

Sewanee

Amos Kent was a prominent center and guard for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South.[1] At Sewanee Kent was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[2]

1925

He was selected All-Southern.[3]

Lumber

He was once the president of the Amos Kent Lumber Company.[4]

References

  1. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1967). The Record. 87. p. 65.
  2. Cap and Gown. 1924.
  3. "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
  4. Helen A. Petry (August 15, 1954). "Sewanee Centennial Alumni Directory". Sewanee Alumni News: 35.

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