Position End Class Graduate | College Auburn (1911–1914) Name Henry Robinson | |
Date of birth (1893-10-26)October 26, 1893 Place of birth Brooklyn, Conecuh County, Alabama | ||
Henry William "Robbie" "Captain" Robinson (October 26, 1893 – ?) was a college football player and coach.
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Auburn University
He was a prominent end for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1911 to 1914. He was a member of an All-time Auburn Tigers football team selected in 1935, as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.
1913
Robinson was All-Southern in 1913.
1914
He was captain of the 1914 team. One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."
Coaching career
Robinson assisted coach Bill Alexander and the national champion 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team by coaching the ends.