DORAIS, Charles Emile "Gus"

DORAIS, Charles Emile "Gus." (Chippewa Falls, WI, July 2, 1891 – January 3, 1954) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator.

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 (later LORAS COLLEGE(1914–1917). (1) He served as the school's football, basketball, and track coach, athletic director, teacher, and chairman of commercial law and remained at Dubuque for approximately four years. (2) He compiled a 17–9–2 record as Dubuque's head football coach from 1914 to 1917, including an undefeated 1916 season. (3) His basketball teams won Hawkeye Conference championships all three seasons he was in charge. He moved to Gonzaga University (1920–1924) in Spokane, Washington and the University of Detroit (1925–1942) earning a career college football coaching record of 150–70–12 (.672).

Dorais was the head coach of the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1943 to 1947, with a record 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.

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Sources:

1. "Dubuque College Gets a New Coach," The Mansfield (OH) News. June 26, 1914. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

2. "Dorais Reaches Dubuque". The Des Moines Register. September 14, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

3. "No Defeats For Dubuque College". The Daily Times. December 8, 1916. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.