Edward N. Robinson
Biographical details | |
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Born | Lynn, Massachusetts | October 15, 1873
Died | March 10, 1945 Boston, Massachusetts | (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 |
1904–1907 | Brown |
1910–1925 | Brown |
1931 | Providence Steam Roller |
Baseball | |
1897 | Nebraska |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 157–88–13 (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 a head football coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Brown University, and University of Maine. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He later coached professionally in 1931 in the National Football League (NFL) for the Providence Steam Roller. Under Robinson, the Steam Roller finished the 1931 season 4–4–3 record.[1]
Prior to his coaching career, Robinson was selected by Walter Camp in 1895 as a Third Team All-American, while playing at Brown. He graduated from Brown in 1896 and earned a degree from the Boston University School of Law in 1898. Robinson died of pneumonia on March 10, 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Nebraska Bugeaters (Western Interstate University Football Association) (1896–1897) | |||||||||
1896 | Nebraska | 6–3–1 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1897 | Nebraska | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
Nebraska: | 11–4–1 | 4–1–1 | |||||||
Brown Bears (Independent) (1898–1901) | |||||||||
1898 | Brown | 6–4 | |||||||
1899 | Brown | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1900 | Brown | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1901 | Brown | 4–7–1 | |||||||
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902) | |||||||||
1902 | Maine | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1st | |||||
Maine: | 6–2 | 2–1 | |||||||
Brown Bears (Independent) (1904–1907) | |||||||||
1904 | Brown | 6–5 | |||||||
1905 | Brown | 7–4 | |||||||
1906 | Brown | 6–3 | |||||||
1907 | Brown | 7–3 | |||||||
Brown Bears (Independent) (1910–1925) | |||||||||
1910 | Brown | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1911 | Brown | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1912 | Brown | 6–4 | |||||||
1913 | Brown | 4–5 | |||||||
1914 | Brown | 5–2–1 | |||||||
1915 | Brown | 5–4–1 | L Rose | ||||||
1916 | Brown | 8–1 | |||||||
1917 | Brown | 8–2 | |||||||
1918 | Brown | 2–3 | |||||||
1919 | Brown | 5–4–1 | |||||||
1920 | Brown | 6–3 | |||||||
1921 | Brown | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1922 | Brown | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1923 | Brown | 6–4 | |||||||
1924 | Brown | 5–4 | |||||||
1925 | Brown | 5–4–1 | |||||||
Brown: | 140–82–12 | ||||||||
Total: | 157–88–13 |
References[]
- ^ "Ed Robinson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks | Pro-Football-Reference.com".
- ^ "Edward N. Robinson Former Brown grid coach". New York Daily News. New York, New York. Associated Press. March 11, 1945. p. 76. Retrieved October 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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