Dale Amos was raised in Collings Lake, N.J., and was anoutstanding multiple sport athlete at St. Augustine Prep, which didnot have a scholastic football team. He played baseball at F&Mbut excelled at football where he broke over 40 F&M, CentennialConference (CC), ECAC or NCAA records during his career. Thisdespite never playing competitive football before his arrival atF&M. Amos broke into the starting lineup during his freshmanyear as the team shared the CC title and participated in the ECACplayoffs. He caught 31 passes for 500 yards and five touchdowns.During his sophomore year, the football team was five points awayfrom an undefeated season but finished with a record of 8-1-1. Amoswas voted as the team's MVP following a record-breaking season. Hecaught 73 passes for 1,082 yards and six touchdowns.
He set an F&M, CC and NCAA Division III record (which stillstands today) for single game receiving yardage when he caught 12passes for 309 yards against McDaniel. At the completion of theseason, he was named to the CC and ECAC All-Conference teams andwas named the 1987 CC "Player of the Year." The next year, Amos wasa marked man but still was able to put up outstanding numbers with57 catches for 962 yards and nine touchdowns. He was again named tothe CC and ECAC All-Star teams. The season honors were capped withAmos being named to the Pizza Hut All-American team as a split end.Amos' senior year was his best season and capped an outstandingcareer.
The team, with a 10-1 record, finished second in the CC anddefeated St. John's University 31-18 in the ECAC South Playoff gamein Jamaica, N.Y. The Geno Pagnozzi-to-Dale connection wasunstoppable against St. John's. On the season, Amos had 72 catchesfor 1,302 yards and 15 touchdowns, both career highs. He was namedto the CC and ECAC All-Star teams and was honored by being named tothree different All-American teams at the completion of the season.His career totals of 233 catches for 3,846 yards and 35 touchdownsare all F&M records and may never be equaled. His careeryardage record was also an NCAA Division III national mark that wasbroken midway through the 1997 season.
Following graduation with a major in American studies, Amos wasdrafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL, the Alabama Flames ofthe World Football League, and the Utah team of the springprofessional league. He signed with the Colts and playedconsiderably during the preseason before being one of the lastplayers released prior to the beginning of the regular season. Amosis married to Erin, has a son Dylan, and lives in Sewell, N.J.where he works as a mason.
