Don Robesky Explained

Don Robesky
Currentposition:Guard
Birth Date:15 May 1906
Birth Place:Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Bakersfield, California, U.S.
School:Stanford Cardinal
Highschool:Bakersfield (CA) Kern Union
Pastschools:Stanford (1926–1928)
Highlights:

Donald A. Robesky (May 15, 1906 – February 25, 2002) was an American football guard who played college football at Stanford University. He was a three-year letterman from 1926 to 1928[1] and a consensus All-American in 1928 along with Stanford line-mate Seraphim Post.[2] [3]

Robesky played in the 1927 and 1928 Rose Bowls.

He was the line coach at Bakersfield College from 1934 to 1942 before serving in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945, earning the rank of Lieutenant commander.

He was elected to the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 1958 and the Bob Elias Kern County Hall of Fame on February 16, 1967.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don Robesky . gostanford.com . 22 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120415/http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208445832 . 26 August 2014 .
  2. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 6. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Don Robesky . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . 22 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Don Robesky . kcsportshalloffame.org . 22 August 2014.
  5. Web site: Donald A. ROBESKY . peoplewhois.info . 22 August 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140822171429/http://www.peoplewhois.info/go/to/YUhSMGNEb3ZMM2QzZHk1aGJHeDFiV2RsYm1WaGJHOW5lUzVqYjIwdk56ZzFOaTVvZEcxcw~~/YUhSMGNEb3ZMMlpwYm1Sd1pXOXdiR1V4TWpNdVkyOXRMM05sWVhKamFDOXVZVzFsTDBScFlXNWxJRTFoY21kaGNtVjBJRTFoY25KcGIzUjA~ . 22 August 2014 .