Stanley L. Robinson
Stanley Lewis "Robbie" Robinson (November 17, 1890 – July 2, 1967)[1][2] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Vermont in 1915,[3] Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) from 1917 through the 1919, Mercer University from 1923 to 1925, and Mississippi College from 1920 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1953,[4] compiling a career college football coaching record of 148–88–16. During his three-season tenure at Mississippi A&M, Robinson compiled an overall record of sixteen wins and five losses (16–5).[5][6] He also spent one season (1919) as the Mississippi A&M baseball coach.[7] Robinson-Hale Stadium at Mississippi College is named in Robinson's honor.[8]
Robinson pictured in Reveille 1918, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1890 Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1967 (aged 76) Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1914 | Colgate |
| Position(s) | Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Vermont |
| 1917–1919 | Mississippi A&M |
| 1920–1922 | Mississippi College |
| 1923–1925 | Mercer |
| 1928–1953 | Mississippi College |
| Baseball | |
| 1918 | Mississippi A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1926 | Mercer |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 148–88–16 (football) 11–7 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Dixie (1940) | |
Head coaching record
Football
^^Mississippi College did not field teams from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Mississippi A&M | 11–7 | |||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 11–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–7 | ||||||||
References
- Family Search
- Michigan Alumnus, Volume 77
- Reveille 1918
- Mississippi College 2012 Football Media Guide Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- DeLassus, David. "Sid Robinson Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- 2013 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Guide Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Stanley L. “Robbie” Robinson