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Jimmy Robertson (American football)
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James A. "Jimmy" Robertson (March 8, 1901 – December 1974) was an American football
player, coach, and sports figure in the United States
.
, Robertson was expected to go to West Point. Instead, he went on to college and played college football
at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(now called Carnegie Mellon University
). Under coach Walter P. Steffen, the squad played teams such as Notre Dame
, Georgia Tech, Purdue
, Michigan State, and Southern California
. Robertson was team captain and proved instrumental to several key victories in school history. He is considered one of the best players in the history of the school.
of the NFL
in 1924 and 1925. under head coaches Wayne Brenkert
and Scotty Bierce
He played for 16 games for Akron, recording statistics on both offense and defense.
coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes
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. His coaching record at Geneva was 6 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 18th at Geneva in total wins and fifth at Geneva in winning percentage (0.667).
Robertson's first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher's College in Pennsylvania.
After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, coach, and sports figure in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Carnegie Mellon University
After playing high school football in Allegheny, PennsylvaniaAllegheny, Pennsylvania
Allegheny City was a Pennsylvania municipality located on the north side of the junction of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, across from downtown Pittsburgh. It was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907...
, Robertson was expected to go to West Point. Instead, he went on to college and played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(now called Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
). Under coach Walter P. Steffen, the squad played teams such as Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
, Georgia Tech, Purdue
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, Michigan State, and Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Robertson was team captain and proved instrumental to several key victories in school history. He is considered one of the best players in the history of the school.
Akron Pros
After college, Robertson played for the Akron ProsAkron Pros
The Akron Pros were a professional football team located played in Akron, Ohio from 1908–1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, however name was changed to the Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter member of the American Professional...
of the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in 1924 and 1925. under head coaches Wayne Brenkert
Wayne Brenkert
Wayne Dewey Brenkert was a professional American football player for the Akron Pros. He attended Washington & Jefferson College.-Notes:...
and Scotty Bierce
Scotty Bierce
Bruce Wallace Bierce was a professional football player who played for the Akron Pros, Buffalo All-Americans, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Bulldogs of the National Football League. Bierce won a league title in 1920 with the Pros and he won a second title in 1924 with the Bulldogs...
He played for 16 games for Akron, recording statistics on both offense and defense.
College Coaching
Robertson was the 16th head college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes
Geneva College
Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in...
located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,987 at the 2010 census. It is located 31 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, and on the Beaver River, six miles from its confluence with the Ohio River...
and he held that position for the 1933 season-the original plan was for him to coach at Geneva for only one year. His coaching record at Geneva was 6 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 18th at Geneva in total wins and fifth at Geneva in winning percentage (0.667).
Robertson's first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher's College in Pennsylvania.
After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934