Amos Alonzo Stagg
Before he became a coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg was a star player at Yale. In his 57(!) years as a coach, Stagg coached at Chicago, Pacific, and Springfield.
Fielding H. Yost
Already we’ve reached college football royalty, and that’s without an associate degree online. See, Fielding H. Yost was a mastermind while at Michigan, taking them to win six titles. Furthermore, in 1905, he led Michigan to one of the most historically dominated seasons. How? Simple, he outscored his opponents by 495 – 0 in the first 12 games.