Alfred J. Robertson

Alfred James "Robbie" Robertson (May 19, 1891 – October 30, 1948) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He spent most of his coaching career at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he was the athletic director and head coach in football, basketball, and baseball from 1920 to 1948. Robertson Memorial Field House, the former home basketball venue at Bradley, was named in his honor.

Alfred J. Robertson
Biographical details
Born(1891-05-19)May 19, 1891
South Haven, Minnesota
DiedOctober 30, 1948(1948-10-30) (aged 57)
Rochester, Minnesota
Playing career
Football
1910–1912Carleton
1913Minnesota (freshmen)
1914–1915Montana
Basketball
1910–1913Carleton
1913–1914Minnesota (freshmen)
1914–1916Montana
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Forward (basketball)
Third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Fort Hays State
1920–1947Bradley
Basketball
1918–1919Georgetown (KY)
1919–1920Fort Hays State
1920–1948Bradley
Baseball
1919Georgetown (KY)
1921–1948Bradley
Track
1919Georgetown (KY)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1920Fort Hays State
1920–1948Bradley
Head coaching record
Overall147–70–10 (football)
330–198 (basketball)
244–157–6 (baseball, Bradley only)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 IIAC (1925–1927, 1937)
1 ICC (1938)

Playing career

A native of South Haven, Minnesota, Robertson lettered in football, basketball, and track at Carleton College. In 1912, he captained the football team and was named All-State quarterback. He played as a forward on Carleton's basketball team and as a third baseman in baseball. Robertson spent the 1913–14 academic year at the University of Minnesota, where he played on the freshman football and basketball squads.[1] He transferred to the University of Montana in 1914, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track. At Montana, he also played quarterback before graduating in 1916.[2][3]

Coaching career

Robertson began his coaching career in 1917 at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. From January to June 1919, he coached basketball, baseball, and track at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. He spent the 1919–20 academic year at Fort Hays Kansas State Normal School—now known as Fort Hays State University—as athletic director and coach of all sports.[1] He led the 1919 Fort Hays football team to a record of 3–6.[4]

Illness and death

Robertson was hospitalized in October 1948 in Peoria, Illinois and had surgery for a "rare liver aliment" at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota later that month. He died on October 30, at the Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, at the age of 57.[5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Fort Hays State Tigers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1919)
1919 Fort Hays State 3–63–4T–7th
Fort Hays State: 3–63–4
Bradley Indians/Braves (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920 Bradley 4–4
1921 Bradley 8–2
1922 Bradley 9–0–1
Bradley Indians/Braves (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1936)
1923 Bradley 6–26–25th
1924 Bradley 8–17–13rd
1925 Bradley 9–05–0T–1st
1926 Bradley 9–05–0T–1st
1927 Bradley 6–36–11st
1928 Bradley 7–26–1T–3rd
1929 Bradley 6–34–2T–7th
1930 Bradley 4–3–12–2–1T–12th
1931 Bradley 5–34–1T–2nd
1932 Bradley 3–3–23–1–1T–4th
1933 Bradley 3–5–23–2–112th
1934 Bradley 5–33–2T–8th
1935 Bradley 1–6–11–5–116th
1936 Bradley 6–36–2T–2nd
1937 Bradley 6–35–0T–1st
Bradley Braves (Illinois College Conference) (1938–1945)
1938 Bradley 7–0–14–0T–1st
1939 Bradley 6–1–22–16th
1940 Bradley 4–40–29th
1941 Bradley 8–11–02nd
1942 Bradley 4–40–16th
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
Bradley Braves (Independent) (1946–1947)
1946 Bradley 7–2
1947 Bradley 3–6
Bradley: 144–64–10
Total:147–70–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
  1. "Bradley Mentor Was Star Athlete in College Days". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. Associated Press. November 18, 1921. p. 24. Retrieved July 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. Kieran, John (March 9, 1938). "Sports of the Times; Popping In From Peoria" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  3. "Carleton College: Alumni Council: Alfred J. Robertson". Carleton College. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  4. Fort Hays State University coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "A. J. Robertson, Bradley Athletic Director, Dies". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. International News Service. November 1, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
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