Robertson was the 16th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1933 season-the original plan was for him to coach at Geneva for only one year.[12] His coaching record at Geneva was 6–3 Robertson's first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher's College in Pennsylvania.[13] After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934.[14]
^New Castle News "Here and There in Sports" 27 March 1933
^New York Times "GENEVA VICTOR, 47 TO 0.; Opens Football Season by Routing California Teachers." 23 September 1933
^Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Act on Genevea Coaches Soon-Robertson, Schmidt are Certain to Remain" 27 January 1934
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jimmy, robertson, american, football, james, robertson, march, 1901, december, 1974, american, football, player, coach, jimmy, robertsonbiographical, detailsborn, 1901, march, 1901aberdeen, scotlanddieddecember, 1974, 1974, aged, akron, ohio, playing, careerc,. James A Robertson March 8 1901 December 31 1974 was an American football player and coach Jimmy RobertsonBiographical detailsBorn 1901 03 08 March 8 1901Aberdeen ScotlandDiedDecember 31 1974 1974 12 31 aged 73 Akron Ohio U S Playing careerc 1920Carnegie Tech1924 1925Akron ProsPosition s Fullback halfbackCoaching career HC unless noted 1933GenevaHead coaching recordOverall7 3Accomplishments and honorsChampionships1 Tri State 1933 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Carnegie Tech 1 2 Akron Pros 2 Coaching career 3 Head coaching record 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editCarnegie Tech edit After playing high school football in Allegheny Pennsylvania 1 Robertson was expected to go to West Point 2 Instead he went on to college and played college football at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania now called Carnegie Mellon University 3 Under coach Walter Steffen 4 the squad played teams such as Notre Dame Georgia Tech Purdue Michigan State and USC 5 Robertson was team captain and proved instrumental to several key victories in school history 6 He is considered one of the best players in the history of the school 7 Akron Pros edit After college Robertson played for the Akron Pros of the National Football League NFL in 1924 and 1925 8 under head coaches Wayne Brenkert 9 and Scotty Bierce 10 He played for 16 games for Akron recording statistics on both offense and defense 11 Coaching career editRobertson was the 16th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1933 season the original plan was for him to coach at Geneva for only one year 12 His coaching record at Geneva was 6 3 Robertson s first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher s College in Pennsylvania 13 After one season Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934 14 Head coaching record editYear Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffs Geneva Covenanters Tri State Conference 1933 1933 Geneva 7 3 4 0 1st Geneva 7 3 4 0 Total 7 3 National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berthReferences edit Database Football Archived 2011 11 23 at the Wayback Machine Jimmy Robertson Pittsburgh Post Gazette Sidelights on Sports by Al Abrams 9 March 1942 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Mirrors of Sport 7 November 1931 Carnegie Mellon Athletics All Time Coaching Records Carnegie Mellon University All Time Football Scores Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tech Scored First Grid Win Over Wash Jeff 26 Years Ago by Jack Sell 30 October 1946 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tech Clan Honors Stars 17 January 1942 Pro Football Reference James Robertson Pro Football Reference 1924 Akron Pros Pro Football Reference 1925 Akron Pros JT SW com James Robertson New Castle News Here and There in Sports 27 March 1933 New York Times GENEVA VICTOR 47 TO 0 Opens Football Season by Routing California Teachers 23 September 1933 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Act on Genevea Coaches Soon Robertson Schmidt are Certain to Remain 27 January 1934External links editCareer statistics and player information from NFL com Pro Football Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Robertson American football amp oldid 1161324085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
