Don Robesky

Don Robesky

Date of birth	May 15, 1906
Place of birth	Iowa
Date of death	February 25, 2002 (aged 95)
Place of death	Bakersfield, California
Career information
Position(s)	Guard
College	Stanford
High school	Bakersfield (CA) Kern Union
Career history
As player
1926-1928	Stanford Cardinal
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1928)

Donald A. Robesky (May 15, 1906 - February 25, 2002) was an American football guard who played college football at Stanford University. He played high school football at Kern Union High School in Bakersfield, California. He was a consensus All-American in 1928. Stanford guard Seraphim Post was also a consensus All-American in 1928.^[1][2] He was a three-year letterman from 1926 to 1928.^[3] Robesky played in the 1927 and 1928 Rose Bowls. He was the line coach at Bakersfield College from 1934 to 1942. He was in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945, earning the rank of Lieutenant commander. He was elected to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1958 and the Bob Elias Kern County Hall of Fame on February 16, 1967.^[4][5][6]

References

1. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
2. "Don Robesky". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
3. "Don Robesky". gostanford.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
4. "Don Robesky". kcsportshalloffame.org. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
5. "Robesky dies at age 95". zoominfo.com. February 26, 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
6. "Donald A. ROBESKY". peoplewhois.info. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

External links

• Donald A. Robesky at Find a Grave