Amos Kent Explained

Amos Kent
Birth Date:3 January 1902
Birth Place:Kentwood, Louisiana
Death Place:Richardson, Texas
Currentposition:Center/Guard
School:Sewanee Tigers
Currentnumber:6
Highschool:Gulf Coast Military Academy
Weight Lb:193
Class:Graduate
Pastschools:Sewanee (1922 - 1925)
Highlights:

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 .[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]

Notes and References

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