Sam Adams (Canadian football)

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]

Sam Adams

Born:	(1928-07-25)July 25, 1928 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died:	November 13, 2015(2015-11-13) (aged 87) Pullman, Washington, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	E
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
College	Whitworth
Career history
As player
1954–1955	BC Lions

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Whitworth Pirates (Evergreen Conference) (1958–1964)
1958	Whitworth	3–7	1–4	T–5th
1959	Whitworth	8–1	4–1	1st
1960	Whitworth	9–1	7–0	1st
1961	Whitworth	9–1	6–1	2nd
1962	Whitworth	6–3	6–1	1st
1963	Whitworth	6–2–1	5–2	2nd
1964	Whitworth	6–3	4–3	T–2nd
Whitworth:		47–18–1	33–12
Total:		47–18–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth