He coached until he was 96 years old. Amos Alonzo Stagg invented the tackling dummy, the lateral pass, and the huddle—then kept prowling sidelines for seven decades. When Chicago forced him to retire at 70 in 1932, he simply moved to College of the Pacific and coached another 14 years. Then he assisted his son for another decade after that. Born during the Civil War, he died in 1965 having coached against players who'd go on to watch the moon landing. His playbook—271 wins at Chicago alone—became the foundation every modern offense still runs.
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