Thomas Broadus "Dad" Amis (August 26, 1895 – October 14, 1964) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the third head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1924 to 1927, and compiling a record of 25–12–2.[1] Amis played college football for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado.
Amis was born in Newnan, Georgia. He died on October 14, 1964, at a hospital in Newberry, South Carolina, following a short illness.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Howard Payne | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1925 | Howard Payne | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Howard Payne | 4–4–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Howard Payne | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Howard Payne: | 24–12–2 | 15–4–1 | |||||||
| Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Furman | 5–4 | 3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1929 | Furman | 5–4–1 | 4–1–1 | 8th | |||||
| Furman Purple Hurricane (Independent) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Furman | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Furman | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Furman: | 21–13–4 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–25–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Howard Payne University coaching records Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Illness fatal to T. B. Amis". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 15, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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