Henry W. Robinson

Robbie Robinson
Auburn Tigers
Position End
Class Graduate
Career history
College Auburn (19111914)
Personal information
Date of birth (1893-10-26)October 26, 1893
Place of birth Brooklyn, Conecuh County, Alabama
Career highlights and awards
Not to be confused with W. M. Robinson.

Henry William "Robbie" Robinson (October 26, 1893 ?) was a college football player.

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,[1] as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team.[2] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[3]

1913

Robinson was All-Southern in 1913.[4]

1914

He was captain of the 1914 team.[5] One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."[6]

References

  1. "Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Auburn vs. Tulane".
  2. "Mike Donahue Names All-Time Auburn Football Team". The Tuscaloosa News. January 10, 1933.
  3. "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
  4. "Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1913.
  5. "Team Captains" (PDF).
  6. Ethan Brady. "Auburn's 1913 Undefeated Team" (PDF).


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