John Roberts | |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1920 |
Birth Place: | Adair, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1940–1942 |
Player Team2: | Wisconsin |
Player Sport3: | Wrestling |
Player Years4: | 1940–1942 |
Player Team4: | Wisconsin |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1946–1951 |
Coach Team2: | Stevens Point HS (WI) |
Coach Years3: | 1952–1956 |
Coach Team3: | Stevens Point State |
Coach Sport4: | Wrestling |
Coach Years5: | 1952–1957 |
Coach Team5: | Stevens Point State |
Overall Record: | 29–10–1 (college football) |
Championships: | Football 1 WSCC (1955) |
John Evan Roberts (April 20, 1920 – December 16, 2012) was an American football, wrestling and track coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point from 1956 to 1952, compiling a record of 29–10–1.[2]
As a collegiate athlete, Roberts played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 1940 to 1942. He was also national runner-up wrestler in 1941 for the Badgers.[3]