Amos "Betts" Bessone (November 22, 1916 – January 9, 2010) was a collegiate ice hockey player and head coach.

As a hockey coach, Bessone is best remembered for winning a national championship as a heavy underdog in 1966 with the "Cinderella Spartans.

[7] After prep school, he played college hockey from 1940 to 1943 at the University of Illinois under legendary coach Vic Heyliger.

He made his professional debut with the Reds on March 16, 1943, in the first game of the opening round of the AHL playoffs against the Cleveland Barons.

[11] Bessone was head ice hockey coach for Westfield High School for three seasons following his playing career.

Following the 1951 season, Bessone accepted the head coaching position at Michigan State University after Harold Paulsen resigned.

In the national championship game, Bessone and the Spartans faced Len Ceglarski's Clarkson team that owned the national-best record of 24–2.

To this day, Bessone's 1966 Michigan State team remains one of the biggest underdog stories in NCAA ice hockey history.

MSU made the NCAA tournament again with a strong WCHA playoff finish in 1967, but lost in the national semifinals.

Michigan State was on the verge of earning an NCAA tournament berth when Minnesota knocked MSU out of the WCHA playoffs in triple overtime.

He finished his coaching career with a 5–3 victory over archrival Michigan completing the weekend series sweep of the Wolverines.

His success at Michigan State helped form a loyal group of MSU hockey supporters dubbed "Amo's Army."

Pete had a successful career as a player in the AHL and is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

His final visit to the Michigan State campus was October 2006 for a reunion of the 1966 and 1986 NCAA national championship teams.