Robert Emmons

Robert Emmons
1894 Mayo tobacco card
Born:(1872-12-28)December 28, 1872
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:April 18, 1928(1928-04-18) (aged 55)
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)End
Career history
As coach
1895Harvard
As player
1891–1894Harvard
Career highlights and awards
  • Coaching record: 1–1
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service/branchUnited States Navy seal U.S. Navy
Years of service1918–1919
Rank Lt. Commander
Battles/warsWorld War I

Robert Wales Emmons II (December 28, 1872 – April 18, 1928) was an American football player, coach, yachtsman, and millionaire. He played and coached college football for Harvard University from 1891 to 1895. He later had a successful career in the banking and stock brokerage business. He was an avid yachtsman who was the managing owner of the Resolute in its successful defense of the America's Cup in 1920.