Henry W. Robinson Explained

Henry W. Robinson should not be confused with W. M. Robinson.

Henry William "Robbie" "Captain" Robinson (October 26, 1893  - ?) was an American college football player and coach. During the First World War, he played for the 1917 Camp Gordon football team.

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]

Coaching career

Robinson assisted coach Bill Alexander and the national champion 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team by coaching the ends.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Auburn vs. Tulane. 2014-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223103444/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16313coll13/id/211. 2014-12-23. dead.
2. News: Mike Donahue Names All-Time Auburn Football Team. January 10, 1933. The Tuscaloosa News.
3. News: U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team. Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
4. News: Atlanta Constitution. Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team. November 30, 1913.
5. Web site: Team Captains.
6. Web site: Auburn's 1913 Undefeated Team. Ethan Brady. December 15, 2014. October 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001214548/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/1913_team.pdf. dead.
7. Book: Garrett, Franklin M.. Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s–1930s . 2 . . Athens, GA . 1969 . 2011 . 978-0-8203-3904-7 . 11.