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July 1 Quote July Quotes in Football History

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Introduction

The well reknown Coach and Football Innovator Amos Alonzo Stagg was a man that chose his words carefully. We have the opportunity to see one of his profound pigskin phrases in today's quote:

I pray not for victory, but to do my best. 

Here is more on Coach Stagg and his contributions to football...

Amos Alonzo Stagg

Born August 16, 1862, in West Orange, New Jersey, was College Football Hall of Fame Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. Stagg was a great innovator of many items we know in football such as the huddle, man in motion, and more. Most of his career was as the head man for the University of Chicago Maroons. Biographer Jennifer Taylor Hall discusses the great Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and his many contributions to football and sports in general.

Credits and Thanks

Special thanks to the image  of Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg cortesy of Wikimedia Commons that we crpped down to fit in our presentation.

The Quote of Coach Stagg comes courtesy of Quote Fancy.com

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