Carey Robinson Explained

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.

Auburn

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]

Coaching career

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Six Yellow Jackets Are On All-Southern Team. The Washington Times. December 10, 1917.
  2. News: Robinson Is Another Berth. The Miami News. February 1, 1928. March 18, 2015. Google news.
  3. Web site: Birmingham-Southern Athletic History. March 18, 2015. April 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407111429/http://www.bscsports.net/information/history. dead.