Biographical details | |
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Born | Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] | August 5, 1847
Died | after 1913 |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1890 | Syracuse |
1894 | Georgia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–5 |
Robert Winston (August 5, 1847 – after 1913) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University in 1890 and at the University of Georgia in 1894, compiling a career record of 12–5.
Winston was British and had previously coached the Blackheath Harriers rugby team in England. He was also a "bantam boxer" and trainer for an athletic club in London, before coming to the United States in 1883. [2] After moving to the United States, Winston also helped train other American football teams at Yale University (1883–1888), Amherst College (1889), [3] and the University of Rochester (1890), Williams College, Princeton University and other New England based teams. [4] Winston also worked at the Berkeley Athletic club in New York. [5] After Yale, Winston also oversaw the building of a gymnasium in Townsend, Washington in 1887. [6]
He was the first coach of the Syracuse and Georgia football teams to receive a salary. [7] During his single season at Georgia in 1894, Winston's team compiled a record of 5–1 including a win against the Auburn Tigers.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1890) | |||||||||
1890 | Syracuse | 7–4 | |||||||
Syracuse: | 7–4 | ||||||||
Georgia Bulldogs (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
1894 | Georgia | 5–1 | |||||||
Georgia: | 5–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 12–5 |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] | August 5, 1847
Died | after 1913 |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1890 | Syracuse |
1894 | Georgia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–5 |
Robert Winston (August 5, 1847 – after 1913) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University in 1890 and at the University of Georgia in 1894, compiling a career record of 12–5.
Winston was British and had previously coached the Blackheath Harriers rugby team in England. He was also a "bantam boxer" and trainer for an athletic club in London, before coming to the United States in 1883. [2] After moving to the United States, Winston also helped train other American football teams at Yale University (1883–1888), Amherst College (1889), [3] and the University of Rochester (1890), Williams College, Princeton University and other New England based teams. [4] Winston also worked at the Berkeley Athletic club in New York. [5] After Yale, Winston also oversaw the building of a gymnasium in Townsend, Washington in 1887. [6]
He was the first coach of the Syracuse and Georgia football teams to receive a salary. [7] During his single season at Georgia in 1894, Winston's team compiled a record of 5–1 including a win against the Auburn Tigers.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1890) | |||||||||
1890 | Syracuse | 7–4 | |||||||
Syracuse: | 7–4 | ||||||||
Georgia Bulldogs (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
1894 | Georgia | 5–1 | |||||||
Georgia: | 5–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 12–5 |