Robert Winston (coach)

Robert Winston

Winston cropped from the 1894 Georgia football team photo
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	August 5, 1847 Fulham, Middlesex, England[1]
Died	after 1913
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1890	Syracuse
1894	Georgia
Head coaching record
Overall	13–4
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Robert Winston (August 5, 1847 – after 1913) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University in 1890 and at the University of Georgia in 1894, compiling a career record of 13–4. He was the first coach of the Georgia Bulldogs football team to receive a salary. Winston was British and had previously coached the Blackheath Harriers rugby team in England. He was also a "bantam boxer" and trainer for an athletic club in London, before coming to the United States in 1883.^[2] After moving to the United States, Winston also helped train other American football teams at Yale University (1883–1888), Amherst College (1889),^[3] and the University of Rochester (1890), Williams College, Princeton University and other New England based teams.^[4] Winston also worked at the Berkeley Athletic club in New York.^[5] After Yale, Winston also oversaw the building of a gymnasium in Townsend, Washington in 1887.^[6]

During his single season at Georgia in 1894, Wintson's team compiled a record of 5–1 including a win against the Auburn Tigers.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1890)
1890	Syracuse	8–3
Syracuse:		8–3
Georgia Bulldogs (Independent) (1894)
1894	Georgia	5–1
Georgia:		5–1
Total:		13–4

References

1. "Page 3, Syracuse Evening Herald, September 15, 1893". NewspaperARCHIVE.com. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
2. The Pioneer Days - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
3. "Tower, Glance at Amherst Athletics (1935) | Amherst College". Amherst.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
4. "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
5. "OTTAWA DEFEATS QUEENS, 6 TO 1 - Canadian College Teams Display Fast Play for Fellowes Silver Trophy. - View Article - NYTimes.com". New York Times. 1913-12-31. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

Additional sources

• John F. Stegeman, The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron, pp. 22–23, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1966, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-27606

External links

• Robert Winston at the College Football Data Warehouse