Amos Parker Foster (March 10, 1880 – August 7, 1952) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach in the early 1900s. He was a 1904 graduate of Dartmouth College where he lettered in both basketball and football. Foster served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati (1904–1905), the University of Nebraska (1906), and Miami University (1907–1908), compiling a career college football coaching record of 30–9. He was also the head basketball coach at Cincinnati for five seasons from 1904 to 1909, tallying a mark of 30–10. After coaching he practiced law in Ohio.[1]
Foster was born on March 10, 1880, in Keene, New Hampshire.[2] He graduated from Cushing Academy in 1899, where he had played on several athletic teams. He spent the next year doing college preparatory work at Cushing and was a member of the graduate basketball team, which was named All-New England champion after winning in a tournament of 35 top teams.[3]
Playing career
Foster lettered in football in 1902 and 1903 for Dartmouth. He helped the 1903 team coached by Fred Folsom to a 9–1 record including the school's first-ever win over Harvard.[1][4] Many of the Eastern writers named him to their All-American team for his success his last year at fullback.[3] Foster was also a three-year letter winner for Dartmouth in basketball, lettering in 1901, 1902 and 1903. During the 1902–03 season he served as team captain and led them to a 7–9 record.[5]
Coaching career
Foster started his coaching career while still at Dartmouth, when he took a job as head basketball coach at the Bradford Academy. He held this position for two seasons.[3]
Cincinnati
Foster was head coach at the University of Cincinnati in both football and basketball. He coached the Cincinnati football team for two seasons 1904 and 1905. In his two years as the Bearcat's head coach, he compiled an overall record of 11–4. Foster's most successful year at Cincinnati was in 1904 where he led the Bearcats to a 7–1 record. This team scored 182 points during the season and only gave up 10. Their seven wins included shutout victories over Kentucky, Tennessee, and traditional rival Miami.[6] Foster added a 4–3 mark in 1905 before taking over the head coaching job at the University of Nebraska for the 1906 season.[1] Foster was also the head coach of the basketball squad at Cincinnati from 1904 to 1909. In his five seasons as Bearcats' head coach he compiled an overall record of 30–10. His most successful season was in 1908 where he led the Bearcats to a 9–0 record and an Ohio Collegiate Championship. Even though Foster left Cincinnati to coach football at other schools, he still coached the Bearcats basketball team.[7]
Nebraska
"The Charging Machine" introduced by Foster to develop line-men.
Foster replaced Walter C. Booth as head coach of the Nebraska football team for the 1906 season. He spent just one season as coach of the Cornhuskers, leading them to a 6–4 record.[1] He was able to beat his former school, Cincinnati, by a score of 41–0.[8]
^ abcd. University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
^Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 420. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
^ abc"Our New Physical Director". The University of Cincinnati Catalogue 1903-1904. Cincinnati, Ohio: The University Press. IV (XXXVI): 5. 1904. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
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Amos Parker Foster March 10 1880 August 7 1952 was an American college football and college basketball player and coach in the early 1900s He was a 1904 graduate of Dartmouth College where he lettered in both basketball and football Foster served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati 1904 1905 the University of Nebraska 1906 and Miami University 1907 1908 compiling a career college football coaching record of 30 9 He was also the head basketball coach at Cincinnati for five seasons from 1904 to 1909 tallying a mark of 30 10 After coaching he practiced law in Ohio 1 Amos FosterFoster from 1907 CornhuskerBiographical detailsBorn 1880 03 10 March 10 1880Keene New Hampshire U S DiedAugust 7 1952 1952 08 07 aged 72 Cincinnati Ohio U S Playing careerFootball1902 1903DartmouthBasketball1900 1903DartmouthPosition s Fullback football Coaching career HC unless noted Football1904 1905Cincinnati1906Nebraska1907 1908Miami OH Basketball1904 1909CincinnatiHead coaching recordOverall30 9 football 30 10 basketball Accomplishments and honorsChampionshipsBasketballOhio Collegiate 1908 Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Coaching career 3 1 Cincinnati 3 2 Nebraska 3 3 Miami 4 Head coaching record 4 1 Football 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditFoster was born on March 10 1880 in Keene New Hampshire 2 He graduated from Cushing Academy in 1899 where he had played on several athletic teams He spent the next year doing college preparatory work at Cushing and was a member of the graduate basketball team which was named All New England champion after winning in a tournament of 35 top teams 3 Playing career EditFoster lettered in football in 1902 and 1903 for Dartmouth He helped the 1903 team coached by Fred Folsom to a 9 1 record including the school s first ever win over Harvard 1 4 Many of the Eastern writers named him to their All American team for his success his last year at fullback 3 Foster was also a three year letter winner for Dartmouth in basketball lettering in 1901 1902 and 1903 During the 1902 03 season he served as team captain and led them to a 7 9 record 5 Coaching career EditFoster started his coaching career while still at Dartmouth when he took a job as head basketball coach at the Bradford Academy He held this position for two seasons 3 Cincinnati Edit Foster was head coach at the University of Cincinnati in both football and basketball He coached the Cincinnati football team for two seasons 1904 and 1905 In his two years as the Bearcat s head coach he compiled an overall record of 11 4 Foster s most successful year at Cincinnati was in 1904 where he led the Bearcats to a 7 1 record This team scored 182 points during the season and only gave up 10 Their seven wins included shutout victories over Kentucky Tennessee and traditional rival Miami 6 Foster added a 4 3 mark in 1905 before taking over the head coaching job at the University of Nebraska for the 1906 season 1 Foster was also the head coach of the basketball squad at Cincinnati from 1904 to 1909 In his five seasons as Bearcats head coach he compiled an overall record of 30 10 His most successful season was in 1908 where he led the Bearcats to a 9 0 record and an Ohio Collegiate Championship Even though Foster left Cincinnati to coach football at other schools he still coached the Bearcats basketball team 7 Nebraska Edit The Charging Machine introduced by Foster to develop line men Foster replaced Walter C Booth as head coach of the Nebraska football team for the 1906 season He spent just one season as coach of the Cornhuskers leading them to a 6 4 record 1 He was able to beat his former school Cincinnati by a score of 41 0 8 Miami Edit Foster was head football coach at Miami University in Oxford Ohio for the 1907 and 1908 seasons The 1908 team outscored their opponents 113 10 and went 7 0 He left Miami with a record of 13 1 His career winning percentage of 939 is the highest in Miami history ahead of College Football Hall of Fame coaches George Little Ara Parseghian Sid Gillman Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler 9 Head coaching record EditFootball Edit Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffsCincinnati Independent 1904 1905 1904 Cincinnati 7 11905 Cincinnati 4 3Cincinnati 11 4Nebraska Cornhuskers Independent 1906 1906 Nebraska 6 4Nebraska 6 4Miami Redskins Independent 1907 1908 1907 Miami 6 11908 Miami 7 0Miami 13 1Total 30 9References Edit a b c d Amos Foster Husker com University of Nebraska Archived from the original on June 27 2018 Retrieved August 11 2007 Emerson Charles Franklin 1911 General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769 1910 Concord New Hampshire Rumford Press p 420 Retrieved October 31 2011 a b c Our New Physical Director The University of Cincinnati Catalogue 1903 1904 Cincinnati Ohio The University Press IV XXXVI 5 1904 Retrieved March 8 2010 2007 Dartmouth Big Green Football Media Guide 2006 07 Dartmouth Big Green Men s Basketball Media Guide 2007 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide 2006 07 University of Cincinnati Basketball Media Guide 2007 University of Nebraska Football Media Guide 2005 Miami University Football media guide Archived from the original on December 1 2007 Retrieved August 19 2006 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amos Foster Amos Foster at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amos Foster amp oldid 1145819027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
