Robert Taylor Dobbins (July 3, 1890 – July 27, 1945) was a college football player and coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1890 Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1945 (aged 55) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Sewanee:The University of the South |
| Playing career | |
| 1913-15 | Sewanee |
| Position(s) | Guard/Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1916 | Sewanee (assistant) |
| 1922–1923 | Howard (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× All-Southern (1914, 1915) Second team all-time Sewanee football team | |
Early years
editBob Taylor Dobbins was born on July 3, 1890, in Gallatin, Tennessee[1] to Thomas Miller Dobbins and Leila Glass.[2]
Playing career
editSewanee
editDobbins attended Sewanee:The University of the South, where he was a guard and tackle on the Sewanee Tigers football team, captain of its 1915 team. He was selected All-Southern and a second-team member of Sewanee's all-time football team.[3][4][5]
Coaching career
editDobbins coached high school football in Mobile, Alabama, for many years.
Howard
editDobbins was an assistant under former Sewanee coach Harris G. Cope at Howard.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm
- ^ "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
- ^ Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
- ^ "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
- ^ "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
- ^ "To be coach". Atlanta Constitution. September 3, 1922.
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