Date of birth c. 1865 Name R. Acton Positions Guard 1896–1898 Vanderbilt Weight 87 kg | 1893–1895 Harvard Height 1.85 m 1896–1898 Vanderbilt Role American football player Date of death November 24, 1900 | |
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Place of birth Kinsale, co.cork, Ireland Place of death New York City, New York | ||
Robert G. Acton (c. 1865 – 24 November 1900) was an American football player and coach. He was a left guard at Harvard from 1893 to 1895. He also served on Harvard's rowing team. He served as the fifth head football coach at Vanderbilt University. Acton coached the Vanderbilt Commodores for three seasons from 1896 to 1898, compiling a record of 10–7–3. He died of an overdose of morphine in 1900.
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