| John Tobin | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Nebraska (AB, 1903) University of Chicago Law School (JD, 1906)[1] |
| Player Years1: | 1901–1903 |
| Player Team1: | Nebraska |
| Player Years2: | 1903–1904 |
| Player Team2: | Chicago |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1905 |
| Coach Team1: | Tulane |
| Overall Record: | 0–1 |
John Frederick Tobin (January 1, 1880 – October 26, 1954) was an American college football player and coach. Tobin attended the University of Chicago, where he played college football under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. He was a "star guard" for the Maroons during the 1904 season.[2] In 1905, he served as head coach at Tulane University alongside assistant Harry Ludlow for the 1905 season. Tulane lost its only game, 5–0, that year.[3] Tulane accused its opponent, LSU, of using ineligible players, and the disagreement resulted in a hiatus of the series until 1911.[4] In October, he returned to play for the Chicago team.[2] In December 1905, he accepted the position of athletic director at Tulane.[5] Tobin graduated from Chicago in June 1906, and passed the Illinois bar examination. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. In 1906, he intended to begin practicing law after coaching at the University of Utah during the upcoming season.[6] He later worked as a judge in Utah.[7] Tobin died of a heart attack on October 26, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.[8]