Biographical details | |
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Born | Sabattus, Maine, U.S. | October 15, 1873
Died | March 10, 1945 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 71)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1892–1895 | Brown |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1896–1897 | Nebraska |
1898–1901 | Brown |
1902 | Maine |
1903 | Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) |
1904–1907 | Brown |
1909 | Tufts |
1910–1925 | Brown |
1926–1929 | Boston University |
1931 | Providence Steam Roller |
Baseball | |
1897 | Nebraska |
1901 | Yale |
1902–1903 | Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 170–113–16 (college football) 4–4–3 (NFL) 8–5–1 (college baseball) |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 WIUFA (1897) 1 MIAA (1902) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1955 (profile) |
Edward North "Robbie" Robinson (October 15, 1873 – March 10, 1945) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Brown University, University of Maine, and Tufts College—now known as Tufts University, and co-head football coach at Boston University.[1][2] He also coached for the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.