Alfred J. Robertson
American football, basketball, and baseball player (1892–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred James "Robbie" Robertson (May 19, 1891 – October 30, 1948) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He spent most of his coaching career at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he was the athletic director and head coach in football, basketball, and baseball from 1920 to 1948. Robertson Memorial Field House, the former home basketball venue at Bradley, was named in his honor.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1891-05-19)May 19, 1891 South Haven, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | October 30, 1948(1948-10-30) (aged 57) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1910–1912 | Carleton |
1913 | Minnesota (freshmen) |
1914–1915 | Montana |
Basketball | |
1910–1913 | Carleton |
1913–1914 | Minnesota (freshmen) |
1914–1916 | Montana |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Forward (basketball) Third baseman (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1919 | Fort Hays State |
1920–1947 | Bradley / Bradley Tech |
Basketball | |
1918–1919 | Georgetown (KY) |
1919–1920 | Fort Hays State |
1920–1948 | Bradley / Bradley Tech |
Baseball | |
1919 | Georgetown (KY) |
1921–1948 | Bradley / Bradley Tech |
Track | |
1919 | Georgetown (KY) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1919–1920 | Fort Hays State |
1920–1948 | Bradley / Bradley Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 147–70–10 (football) 330–198 (basketball) 244–157–6 (baseball, Bradley only) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 4 IIAC (1925–1927, 1937) 1 ICC (1938) | |
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