| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1901-03-08)March 8, 1901 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | December 31, 1974(1974-12-31) (aged 73) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| 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, 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 Steffen, the squad played teams such as Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan State, and USC. 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 Pros of the National Football League (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.
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. 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. After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934.
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 from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
| Geneva Golden Tornadoes head football coaches | |
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- 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