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Robert Bingham (American football)

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Robert Bingham
Bingham pictured in Liber brunensis 1911, Brown yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1888-02-14)February 14, 1888
East Haddam, Connecticut
DiedMarch 8, 1929(1929-03-08) (aged 41)
East Haddam, Connecticut
Alma materBrown University (1911)
Playing career
1910Brown
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912Rhode Island State
Head coaching record
Overall6–3

Robert Wellington Bingham, Jr. (February 14, 1888 – March 8, 1929) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Rhode Island State College—now known as the University of Rhode Island— in 1912, compiling record of 6–3.

Born in East Haddam, Connecticut to Robert Wellington Bingham, Sr., a prominent resident of East Haddam,[1] and Mary T. Varley, Bingham graduated from Brown University in the class of 1911.[2] He died in 1929 and was buried at East Haddam.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Rhode Island State Rams (Independent) (1912)
1912 Rhode Island State 6–3
Rhode Island State: 6–3
Total: 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Evening post annual ... : Biographical sketches (With portraits) of the state officers, representatives in Congress, governor's staff, and senators and members of the General Assembly of the state of Connecticut". Evening Post Association. 1895.
  2. ^ "Liber brunensis". 1911.