Gus Dorais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gus Dorais

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1891

Place of Birth: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1954

Profession: basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Gus Dorais

  • Charles Emile "Gus" Dorais (July 2, 1891 – January 3, 1954) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator.Dorais played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was an All-American in 1913 at quarterback, and then played professionally with the Fort Wayne Friars and Massillon Tigers.
  • He was the head coach at Dubuque College (1914–1917) in Dubuque, Iowa, Gonzaga University (1920–1924) in Spokane, Washington, and the University of Detroit (1925–1942), compiling a career college football coaching record of 150–70–12 (.672).
  • He was also the head coach of the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1943 to 1947, tallying a mark of 20–31–2 (.396).
  • In addition, Dorais was the head basketball coach at Notre Dame, Gonzaga, and Detroit and the head baseball coach at Notre Dame and Gonzaga.
  • He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.

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