Red Robertson Explained

Red Robertson
Birth Date:27 January 1911
Birth Place:Cherryvale, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1928–1931
Player Team2:Drake
Player Positions:Center, guard
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1932–1933
Coach Team2:Milton HS (IA)
Coach Years3:1934–1940
Coach Team3:Wewoka HS (OK)
Coach Years4:1945–1966
Coach Team4:Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1934–1941
Coach Team6:Wewoka HS (OK)
Coach Years7:1945–1957
Coach Team7:Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Admin Years1:1945–1967
Admin Team1:Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Overall Record:162–49–7 (junior college football)
128–91 (junior college basketball)
Championships:Football
1 NJCAA National (1959)
10 OJCC (1947–1949, 1951, 1953, 1956–1959, 1962)

Samuel Albert "Red" 'Robertson (January 27, 1911 – November 15, 1987) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma from 1945 to 1966 compiling a record of 162–49–7. He led his 1959 team to a NJCAA National Football Championship. Robertson was also the head basketball coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M from 1945 to 1957, tallying a mark of 128–91, and the school's athletic director from 1945 to 1967.

A native of Cherryvale, Kansas, Robertson graduated from Coffeyville High School in Coffeyville, Kansas. He attended Drake University, where he played college football. He later earned a master's degree from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University.[1] Robertson began his coaching career in 1932 at Milton High School in Milton, Iowa, where he led his teams to consecutive one-loss seasons. In 1934, he was hired as head footbal coach and assistant basketball coach at Wewoka High School in Wewoka, Oklahoma.[2]

Robertson suffered a heart attack the day before Northeastern Oklahoma A&M's opened game of the 1966 season. Assistant coach Jack Wallace took over as interim head coach and led the team to an 8–1–1 record.[3] In early 1967, Robertson was succeeded by Chuck Bowman as athletic director and head football coach.[4]

Robertson died on November 15, 1987, at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[5]

Head coaching record

Junior college football

Notes and References

  1. News: . Robertson To College Post . . . May 27, 1945 . 4 . October 27, 2024 . .
  2. News: . Robertson To Use New Type Of Grid Plays . . . June 18, 1934 . 1 . October 27, 2024 . .
  3. News: . Red Roberts Drops Coaching Reins At NE A & M . . . December 1, 1966 . 60 . October 28, 2024 . .
  4. News: . Norse Hire Bowman . . . February 5, 1967 . 2, sports section . June 11, 2024 . .
  5. News: . Ex-Norsemen Coach 'Red' Robertson Dies . . . November 17, 1987 . 23 . October 27, 2024 . .