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

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.