Robert C. Patterson

Robert C. Patterson
Vanderbilt Commodores
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Career history
College Vanderbilt (19031905)
Career highlights and awards

Robert C. "Emma" Patterson was a college football player and coach.

Vanderbilt University

He was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1903 to 1905. As a player Patterson was just under 6 feet tall and weighed 177 pounds.[1]

1904

Patterson played in McGugin's first year of 1904.

1905

He was selected All-Southern in 1905.[2]

Coaching

He coached at the Georgia Military Academy, and in 1908 returned as an assistant to Vanderbilt.[3]

References

  1. "The Football Season of 1904". Vanderbilt University Quarterly 5: 62–69.
  2. W. R. Tichenor (December 3, 1905). "Football Experts Give Their Selections For An All-Southern Team". The Atlanta Constitution.
  3. "Patterson Will Help Dan McGugan [sic]". Atlanta Georgian. June 25, 1908.


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