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Clark Tobin
Dartmouth Big Green
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:January 1, 1887
South Boston, Massachusetts
Died:January 25, 1952
South Orange, New Jersey
Career history
CollegeDartmouth (1909–1910)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American (1908)

Clark W. Tobin (January 1, 1887 – January 25, 1952) was an American football player and coach.

Biography

Tobin played college football at Dartmouth College in 1909 and 1910.[1] He was the captain of the 1909 Dartmouth Big Green football team and was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard position in 1909.[2] Tobin also served as the head football coach at Tufts College in 1911.[3]

Tobin was a native of South Boston. During World War I, he served as a captain in the infantry of the United States Reserves at Camp Meade.[4] He later served as an executive vice president and sales manager for Propper-McCallum Hostery Company, Inc., in New York. Tobin died in 1952 at age 65.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tobin In Demand". The Meriden Daily Journal. December 13, 1910.
  2. ^ "Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. p. 4.
  3. ^ "New Football Coach at Tufts". Trenton True American. August 20, 1912.
  4. ^ "Capt. Clark W. Tobin to Wed Newark Girl: Ex-Captain of Dartmouth Eleven Army Officer Bride-to-Be Jersey Millionaire Brewer's Daughter". Boston Daily Globe. December 4, 1917. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Clark W. Tobin". Daily Boston Globe. January 26, 1952. p. 3.