Carey Robinson | |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1896 |
Birth Place: | Waverly, Alabama |
Player Years1: | 1914–1917 |
Player Team1: | Auburn |
Player Positions: | Center, quarterback |
Coach Years1: | c. 1925 |
Coach Team1: | Mercer (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1928–1932 |
Coach Team2: | Birmingham–Southern (assistant) |
Admin Years1: | 1928–1934 |
Admin Team1: | Birmingham–Southern |
Awards: | 3x All-Southern (1915, 1916, 1917) |
Carey Carlisle Robinson (April 30, 1896 – June 16, 1962) was a college football player and coach and athletic director.
Robinson was a prominent center for the Auburn Tigers football teams of Auburn University from 1914 to 1917.
Robinson was elected captain in 1917. He played some quarterback as well and was selected for some All-Southern teams.[1]
Robinson was named athletic director of Birmingham–Southern College, serving as assistant on the football team under head coach and former Sewanee athlete Jenks Gillem.[2] [3]