Sport(s) Football, baseball 1902 Maine 1892–1895 Brown 1904–1907 Brown | 1896–1897 Nebraska Name Eddie Robinson 1898–1901 Brown Education Brown University | |
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Born October 15, 1873
Lynn, Massachusetts ( 1873-10-15 ) Role American football head coach Died March 10, 1945, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Edward North "Robbie" Robinson (October 15, 1873 – March 10, 1945) was a head football coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Brown University, and University of Maine. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He later coached professionally in 1931 in the National Football League for the Providence Steam Roller. Under Robinson, the Steam Roller finished the 1931 season 4–4–3 record.
Prior to his coaching career, Robinson was selected by Walter Camp in 1895 as a Third Team All-American, while playing at Brown.
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