Gus Dorais

<p> Charles Gus Dorais (1891-1954) was the quarterback of Notre Dame's Dorais to Rockne tandem that revolutionized football's forward pass. A triple threat prep star from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Dorais was a captain and undefeated four-year starter at Notre Dame and the school's first consensus All-American in 1913.</p><p> Over the next four decades Dorais was a professional player in the pre-NFL days and a college football coach--notably at the University of Detroit--and then head coach of the Detroit Lions. During his career he tallied more than 150 wins. A pioneer of offensive strategies Dorais played with and coached against most of the prominent football legends of his time.</p>