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Gus Dorais : Gridiron Innovator, All-American and Hall of Fame Coach - Joe Niese

Gus Dorais

Gridiron Innovator, All-American and Hall of Fame Coach

By: Joe Niese, Bob Dorais

Paperback | 18 September 2018

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Charles "Gus" Dorais (1891-1954) was the quarterback of Notre Dame''s "Dorais to Rockne" tandem that revolutionized football''s forward pass. A triple threat prep star from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Dorais was a captain and undefeated four-year starter at Notre Dame, and the school''s first consensus All-American in 1913.

Over the next four decades, Dorais was a professional player in the pre-NFL days and a college football coach--notably at the University of Detroit--and then head coach of the Detroit Lions. During his career, he tallied more than 150 wins. A pioneer of offensive strategies, Dorais played with and coached against most of the prominent football legends of his time.

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"An accurate and well researched account...a well written and easy to read story of college football... This important book belongs in every football historians library."-College Football Research Association Newsletter; "well written and authoritative biography. The authors have done a splendid job of describing an era in football when it was undergoing significant change and following the life of a payer and later a coach who was responsible for many of those changes."-Michigan in Books; "Gus Dorais was one of football's early pioneers. From his humble beginnings to his influence on the sport as a player, scout and coach, this well-researched and well-written account of Dorais's life is fascinating. The story of a football lifer that is long overdue."-Chris Willis, Head of Research Library, NFL Filmsï».

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