Sam Adams (Canadian football) explained

Sam Adams
Birth Date:25 July 1928
Birth Place:Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Pullman, Washington, U.S.
Import:yes
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:198
College:Whitworth
Position1:End
Playing Years1: -
Playing Team1:BC Lions

Samuel Houston Adams (July 25, 1928  - November 13, 2015) was an American professional football player who was an end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Adams played 28 games with the Lions from 1954 to 1955, catching 53 receptions for 834 yards.[1] He played college football at Whitworth University.[2] [3] He later moved to Pullman, Washington and was an educator. Adams died in 2015, aged 87.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Maher. Tod. Gill. Bob. The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. 2013. Maher Sports Media. 978-0983513667. 140.
  2. Web site: Sam Adams. justsportsstats.com.
  3. Web site: This is Whitworth: Sam Adams and the Adams Family. Whitworth Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022050936/http://www.whitworth.edu/Administration/InstitutionalAdvancement/UniversityCommunications/WhitworthToday/2014_Spring/ThisisWhitworth.htm. October 22, 2014.
  4. Web site: Samuel ADAMS Obituary - Pullman, WA - Spokesman-Review. Spokesman-Review.