Biographical details | |
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Born | Aberdeen, Scotland | March 8, 1901
Died | December 31, 1974 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 73)
Playing career | |
c. 1920 | Carnegie Tech |
1924–1925 | Akron Pros |
Position(s) | Fullback, halfback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1933 | Geneva |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Tri-State (1933) | |
James A. Robertson (March 8, 1901 – December 31, 1974) was an American football player and coach.
After playing high school football in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, [1] Robertson was expected to go to West Point. [2] Instead, he went on to college and played college football at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (now called Carnegie Mellon University). [3] Under coach Walter Steffen, [4] the squad played teams such as Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan State, and USC. [5] Robertson was team captain and proved instrumental to several key victories in school history. [6] He is considered one of the best players in the history of the school. [7]
After college, Robertson played for the Akron Pros of the National Football League (NFL) in 1924 and 1925. [8] under head coaches Wayne Brenkert [9] and Scotty Bierce [10] He played for 16 games for Akron, recording statistics on both offense and defense. [11]
Robertson was the 16th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1933 season-the original plan was for him to coach at Geneva for only one year. [12] His coaching record at Geneva was 6–3 Robertson's first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher's College in Pennsylvania. [13] After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934. [14]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Geneva Covenanters ( Tri-State Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
1933 | Geneva | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
Geneva: | 7–3 | 4–0 | |||||||
Total: | 7–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Aberdeen, Scotland | March 8, 1901
Died | December 31, 1974 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 73)
Playing career | |
c. 1920 | Carnegie Tech |
1924–1925 | Akron Pros |
Position(s) | Fullback, halfback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1933 | Geneva |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Tri-State (1933) | |
James A. Robertson (March 8, 1901 – December 31, 1974) was an American football player and coach.
After playing high school football in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, [1] Robertson was expected to go to West Point. [2] Instead, he went on to college and played college football at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (now called Carnegie Mellon University). [3] Under coach Walter Steffen, [4] the squad played teams such as Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan State, and USC. [5] Robertson was team captain and proved instrumental to several key victories in school history. [6] He is considered one of the best players in the history of the school. [7]
After college, Robertson played for the Akron Pros of the National Football League (NFL) in 1924 and 1925. [8] under head coaches Wayne Brenkert [9] and Scotty Bierce [10] He played for 16 games for Akron, recording statistics on both offense and defense. [11]
Robertson was the 16th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1933 season-the original plan was for him to coach at Geneva for only one year. [12] His coaching record at Geneva was 6–3 Robertson's first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher's College in Pennsylvania. [13] After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934. [14]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Geneva Covenanters ( Tri-State Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
1933 | Geneva | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
Geneva: | 7–3 | 4–0 | |||||||
Total: | 7–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |