Frederick Arthur Robison (often misspelled Robinson;
February 21, 1876 – August 11, 1954) was an
American football
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player and coach. He was the head football coach at Western University of Pennsylvania—now known as the
University of Pittsburgh
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–from 1898 to 1899 seasons, compiling a record of 8–3–2. He had earlier played
halfback for
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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(1894),
Pittsburgh Athletic Club
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The team was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey ...
(1896) and
Greensburg Athletic Association
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(1897).
Head coaching record
References
Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches
Greensburg Athletic Association players
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football) players
1876 births
1954 deaths
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