Donald A. Robesky (May 15, 1906 – February 25, 2002) was an

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who played college football at Stanford University. He played

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at Kern Union High School in Bakersfield, California. He was a consensus All-American in

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. Stanford guard

Seraphim Post Seraphim Fred Post (August 1, 1904 – August 12, 1975) was an American football guard who played college football at Stanford University. He was a consensus All-American in 1928. Stanford guard Don Robesky was also a consensus All-American i ...

was also a consensus All-American in 1928. He was a three-year letterman from 1926 to 1928. Robesky played in the

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and 1928 Rose Bowls. He was the line coach at

Bakersfield College Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California. BC serves about 22,000 students each semester or 31,000 annually, and offers Associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community C ...

from 1934 to 1942. He was in the

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from 1943 to 1945, earning the rank of

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. He was elected to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1958 and the Bob Elias

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Hall of Fame on February 16, 1967.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robesky, Don 1906 births 2002 deaths Players of American football from Iowa American football guards Stanford Cardinal football players All-American college football players United States Navy officers Players of American football from Bakersfield, California