A.J. Robertson
Encyclopedia
Alfred James "A. J." "Robbie" Robertson was an American football
, basketball
, and baseball
player, track
athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States
. Robertson Memorial Field House
, the former home basketball venue at Bradley University
, was named in his honor.
, Robertson lettered in football, basketball, and track at Carleton College
. In 1912, he captained the football team and was named All-State quarterback
. Robertson transferred to the University of Montana in 1914, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track. At Montana, he also played quarterback before graduating in 1916.
located in Hays, Kansas
and he held that position for the 1919 season. His career coaching record at Fort Hays was 3 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 19th at Fort Hays in total wins and 16th at Fort Hays in winning percentage.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Robertson Memorial Field House
Robertson Memorial Field House
Robertson Memorial Field House was a multi-purpose arena at on the Bradley University campus in Peoria, Illinois. The arena, built inside two World War II airplane hangars in 1949 for $400,000 , had a 3 foot rasied floor as its sports court and event stage.The Field House was dedicated on...
, the former home basketball venue at Bradley University
Bradley University
Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350....
, was named in his honor.
Playing career
A native of South Haven, MinnesotaSouth Haven, Minnesota
South Haven is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 187 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles , all of it land....
, Robertson lettered in football, basketball, and track at Carleton College
Carleton College
Carleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
. In 1912, he captained the football team and was named All-State quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
. Robertson transferred to the University of Montana in 1914, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track. At Montana, he also played quarterback before graduating in 1916.
Coaching career
Robertson was the third head football coach for the Fort Hays State University TigersFort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the...
located in Hays, Kansas
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University...
and he held that position for the 1919 season. His career coaching record at Fort Hays was 3 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 19th at Fort Hays in total wins and 16th at Fort Hays in winning percentage.