Jimmy Robertson (American football)
Biographical details | |
---|---|
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.
Playing career
Carnegie Tech
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]
Akron Pros
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]
Coaching career
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]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
- ^ Database Football Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Jimmy Robertson
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sidelights on Sports" by Al Abrams 9 March 1942
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Mirrors of Sport" 7 November 1931
- ^ Carnegie Mellon Athletics All-Time Coaching Records
- ^ Carnegie Mellon University All-Time Football Scores
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Tech Scored First Grid Win Over Wash-Jeff 26 Years Ago" by Jack Sell, 30 October 1946
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Tech Clan Honors Stars" 17 January 1942
- ^ Pro Football Reference James Robertson
- ^ Pro Football Reference 1924 Akron Pros
- ^ Pro Football Reference 1925 Akron Pros
- ^ JT-SW.com James Robertson
- ^ New Castle News "Here and There in Sports" 27 March 1933
- ^ New York Times "GENEVA VICTOR, 47 TO 0.; Opens Football Season by Routing California Teachers." 23 September 1933
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Act on Genevea Coaches Soon-Robertson, Schmidt are Certain to Remain" 27 January 1934
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- 1901 births
- 1974 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- American football halfbacks
- Akron Pros players
- Carnegie Mellon Tartans football players
- Geneva Golden Tornadoes football coaches
- Sportspeople from Aberdeen
- Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania