Willie Amos
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| Born | July 28, 1982 Sweetwater, Texas,USA |
| Education | University of Nebraska |
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| Sport | American football |
| Position | Defensive back |
| University team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
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Willie Amos(born July 28, 1982) is anAmerican footballdefensive backwho most recently played for theEdmonton Eskimosof theCanadian Football League.
Biography[edit]
Amos was born inSweetwater, Texasand attendedSweetwater High School.He is a championjump ropeskipper.[1]In 1999, he jumped with Team USA at the FISAC WorldJump RopeChampionships and won in the all-male senior division.[citation needed]
Amos playedsafetyhis first year at theUniversity of Nebraska.[1]He tore hisACLduring training, and sat out for a year. He came back in the 2003 season to play leftcornerbackhis junior year. Amos was switched towide receiverhis senior season in 2004 and recorded 2 touchdowns in his debut performance.
Amos is aChristianathlete and a member of Epsilon Rho chapter of theIota Phi Thetafraternity. On January 26, 2008, Amos wasdraftedbyTeam Texasof theAAFLin the 10th round.[citation needed]
He previously played for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers[2](until he was traded to the Eskimos on June 14, 2009 for offensive linemenThaddeus Coleman).[3]Before that he was on the practice squad of theChicago Bears,who signed him as an undrafted free agent. He played college football atNebraska.
Injured several times during his tenure with the Eskimos,[4]he was released in June 2010.[5]He continues to give jump rope demonstrations and has a fitness company.[6]Amos is also the jump rope coach for the Jumpin' Jammers, located inEuless,Texas.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^abKellie King,"Learning The Ropes: If he turns out to be as good at football as he is at jump rope, Nebraska's Willie Amos will be a pro",Sports Illustrated,September 10, 2001.
- ^Ed Tait,"Amos puts argh in Argos",Winnipeg Free Press,September 14, 2008. viaHighBeam Research.
- ^"Bombers trade DB Willie Amos to Eskimos for OL Coleman",The Sports Network,June 15, 2009.
- ^Gerry Moddejonge,"Esks' Amos Ailing",Edmonton Sun,June 18, 2010.
- ^Con Griwkowsky,"Balancing Act for Esks",The London Free Press,June 25, 2010.
- ^Robin Dudgeon,"Former Blue Bomber gives demo at Fort la Reine School",Portage Daily Graphic,October 18, 2011.
External links[edit]
- BioatNebraska Cornhuskers footballofficial website
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