Robert White (American football) explained

Robert White
Birth Date:28 September 1912
Birth Place:Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Player Years1:1930s
Player Team1:Kentucky State
Player Positions:Center
Coach Years1:1946
Coach Team1:Kentucky State
Coach Years2:1950
Coach Team2:Delaware State
Coach Years3:1952–1955
Coach Team3:Elizabeth City State
Coach Years4:1957–1961
Coach Team4:Howard
Admin Years1:1966–1969
Admin Team1:Washington Redskins (assistant director of player personnel)
Overall Record:50–42–4

Robert Maurice White (September 28, 1912 – August 16, 1969) was an American college football coach. He was the ninth head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving for one season, in 1946, and compiling a record of 5–4.[1]

White went on to coach at Delaware State University and Howard University.[2]

White was later an assistant director of player personnel for the Washington Redskins. He died of cancer on August 16, 1969, at a hospital in Washington, D.C.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/siac/kentucky_state/coaching_records.php Kentucky State University coaching records
  2. News: . White names Howard's 1957 football coach . . . August 6, 1957 . 15 . June 24, 2019 . .
  3. News: . Redskins' White Dies of Cancer . . . . August 17, 1934 . 22F . July 19, 2021 . .