 Dorais as a young man, c. 1913 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1891 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1954 (aged 62) Southfield, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1913 | Notre Dame |
| 1915 | Massillon Tigers |
| 1916 | Fort Wayne Friars |
| 1918–1919 | Massillon Tigers |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1917 | Dubuque |
| 1919 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1920–1924 | Gonzaga |
| 1925–1942 | Detroit |
| 1943–1947 | Detroit Lions |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Steelers (backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1918 | Dubuque |
| 1918–1920 | Notre Dame |
| 1920–1925 | Gonzaga |
| 1925–1929 | Detroit |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1920 | Notre Dame |
| 1921–1925 | Gonzaga |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1920–1925 | Gonzaga |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 150–70–12 (college football) 20–31–2 (NFL) 93–113 (college basketball) 41–31–1 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1954 (profile) | |
Charles Emile "Gus" Dorais (July 2, 1891 – January 3, 1954) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator.[1][2][3]
Dorais played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was an All-American in 1913 at quarterback, and then played professionally with the Fort Wayne Friars and Massillon Tigers. He was the head coach at Dubuque College (1914–1917) in Dubuque, Iowa, Gonzaga University (1920–1924) in Spokane, Washington, and the University of Detroit (1925–1942), compiling a career college football coaching record of 150–70–12 (.672). He was also the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Detroit Lions from 1943 to 1947, tallying a mark of 20–31–2 (.396). In addition, Dorais was the head basketball coach at Notre Dame, Gonzaga, and Detroit and the head baseball coach at Notre Dame and Gonzaga. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.
- ^ "Dorais dies; ace football player, coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 4, 1954. p. 1, sec. 4.
- ^ "Gus Dorais, father of forward pass, dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 1954. p. 9.
- ^ "Former Gonzaga football coach taken by death". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 1954. p. 16.