John F. Tobin
 Tobin as Tulane coach in 1905 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1880 Macomb, Illinois |
| Died | October 27, 1954 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska (A.B. 1903) University of Chicago[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1905 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905 | TulaneT |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
John Frederick Tobin (January 1, 1880 – October 27, 1954)[2] was an American college football player and coach. Tobin attended the University of Chicago, where he played college football under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. He was a "star guard" for the Maroons during the 1904 season.[3] In 1905, he served as head coach at Tulane University alongside assistant Harry Ludlow for the 1905 season. Tulane lost its only game, 5–0, that year.[4] Tulane accused its opponent, LSU, of using ineligible players, and the disagreement resulted in a hiatus of the series until 1911.[5] In October, he returned to play for the Chicago team.[3] In December 1905, he accepted the position of athletic director at Tulane.[6] Tobin graduated from Chicago in June 1906, and passed the Illinois bar examination. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. In 1906, he intended to begin practicing law after coaching at the University of Utah during the upcoming season.[7] He later worked as a judge in Utah.[8]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Olive and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Tulane | 0–1 | 0–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Tulane: | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b Hard Practice in Mid Way Camp; Stagg Drills Maroons for More than Three Hours at Marshall Field. LECTURE IN THE EVENING Coach Discusses Strength and Weaknesses of Badgers; Stiff Work for "Subs." Saves Men for Big Game. Stagg Has New Formation. Coach Sizes Up Badgers, The Chicago Daily Tribune, October 17, 1905.
- ^ "All-Time Coaches", 2009 Tulane Football Media Guide: The History, p. 170, 2009.
- ^ Tulane Football History Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Tulane University, retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ Stagg Has A New Hope; Sets Cap For Track Championship Honors. Four Athletes Missing from Squad. Three Veterans in Quarter Mile. Lyon a Stronger Runner. Much Expected of Steffen. Good Men in Weight Events. Many of Varsity Caliber. veterans in Baseball Squad., The Chicago Daily Tribune, December 10, 1905.
- ^ Delta Chi Quarterly, Volume 4, p. 174, Delta Chi Fraternity, 1906.
- ^ [3]