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Amos Kent
Sewanee Tigers – No. 6
Position	Center/Guard
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	January 3, 1902; Kentwood, Louisiana
Died:	August 25, 1986 (aged 84); Richardson, Texas
Weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College	Sewanee (1922–1925)
High school	Gulf Coast Military Academy
Career highlights and awards
	All-Southern (1925);

Amos Kent (January 3, 1902 – August 25, 1986) was a college football player and lumber salesman.

Early years

Amos Kent was born on January 3, 1902, in Kentwood, Louisiana, to Walter Campbell Kent and Katherine Esther Varnado. His great-grandfather and namesake Amos Kent founded the town of Kentwood in 1850. The older Amos came originally from Chester, New Hampshire.

Sewanee

Amos Kent was a prominent center and guard for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South.^[1] At Sewanee Kent was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.^[2]

1925

He was selected All-Southern.^[3]

Lumber

He was once the president of the Amos Kent Lumber Company.^[4]

References

^ Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1967). The Record. Vol. 87. p. 65.
^ Cap and Gown. 1924.
^ "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
^ Helen A. Petry (August 15, 1954). "Sewanee Centennial Alumni Directory". Sewanee Alumni News: 35.