James Moss Stoney (February 26, 1888 – July 19, 1965) was a
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
player and reverend, once Bishop of New Mexico. Stoney attended
Sewanee: The University of the South, where he was an
All-Southern guard
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Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
for the
football
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team. He was later an assistant coach for
The Citadel. Stoney was rector of
Grace Episcopal Church in
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106. Acco ...
, from 1921 to 1942.
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American football guards
All-Southern college football players
Sewanee Tigers football players
The Citadel Bulldogs football coaches
1888 births
Players of American football from Albuquerque, New Mexico
1965 deaths
Players of American football from South Carolina