Amos Kent


Amos Kent 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. At Sewanee Kent was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

1925

He was selected All-Southern.

Lumber

He was once the president of the Amos Kent Lumber Company.