Gus Welch
Welch during his college football days at Carlisle
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| Date of birth | December 18, 1892 |
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| Place of birth | Spooner, Wisconsin |
| Date of death | January 29, 1970 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Bedford, Virginia |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
| College | Carlisle Indian, Dickinson |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1919–1922 | Washington State |
| 1923–1929 | Randolph Macon |
| 1930–1932 | Virginia |
| 1933–1934 | Haskell Indian |
| 1937–1938 | American |
| As player | |
| 1912–1914 | Canton Professionals |
| 1915–1917 | Canton Bulldogs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | American Expeditionary Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Gustavius A. "Gus" Welch (December 18, 1892 – January 29, 1970) was an American football and lacrosse coach.
Welch was a full-blood Chippewa born in Spooner, Wisconsin. He attended the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and graduated in 1911. Gus was one of Carlisle's first honor students. While at Carlisle, Welch was the quarterback for the schools football team, that featured Jim Thorpe and was coached by Pop Warner. He was a member of the USA Track and Field team during the 1912 Summer Olympics, although an illness prevented him from competing. After 1912, Welch played professional football for the Canton Bulldogs, coached by Thorpe. In 1917, Welch graduated from the Dickinson School of Law.
In 1917, he entered the American Expeditionary Force during World War I as a Second Lieutenant, 808th Pioneer Infantry, under John J. Pershing. During his time in the military he achieved the rank of captain. He left the service in 1919.
From 1923 to 1929, Welch was the athletic director and head football coach at Randolph Macon College. From 1930 to 1934, he served as the head lacrosse coach at the University of Virginia. From 1935 until 1937, Welch served as the director of athletics and head football coach at Haskell Indian Nations University, located in Lawrence, Kansas. Afterwards he served as the head coach at Georgetown Prep School. From 1937 to 1938, he served as head football coach at American University where he compiled an overall record of two wins, ten losses and one tie.
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