Robert Winston (coach) explained
| Robert Winston |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1847 |
| Birth Place: | Fulham, Middlesex, England[1] |
| Death Date: | after 1913 |
| Coach Years1: | 1890 |
| Coach Team1: | Syracuse |
| Coach Years2: | 1894 |
| Coach Team2: | Georgia |
| Overall Record: | 12–5 |
Robert Winston (August 5, 1847 – after 1913) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University in 1890 and at the University of Georgia in 1894, compiling a career record of 12–5.
Winston was British and had previously coached the Blackheath Harriers rugby team in England. He was also a "bantam boxer" and trainer for an athletic club in London, before coming to the United States in 1883.[2] After moving to the United States, Winston also helped train other American football teams at Yale University (1883–1888), Amherst College (1889),[3] and the University of Rochester (1890), Williams College, Princeton University and other New England based teams.[4] Winston also worked at the Berkeley Athletic club in New York.[5] After Yale, Winston also oversaw the building of a gymnasium in Townsend, Washington in 1887.[6]
He was the first coach of the Syracuse and Georgia football teams to receive a salary.[7] During his single season at Georgia in 1894, Winston's team compiled a record of 5–1 including a win against the Auburn Tigers.
References
Additional sources
- John F. Stegeman, The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron, pp. 22–23, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1966, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-27606
Notes and References
- Web site: Page 3, Syracuse Evening Herald, September 15, 1893 . NewspaperARCHIVE.com . February 16, 2012 . July 26, 2012.
- Book: The Pioneer Days - Google Books . 1987 . July 26, 2012.
- Web site: Tower, Glance at Amherst Athletics (1935) | Amherst College . Amherst.edu . July 26, 2012.
- Web site: Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com . https://archive.today/20130131152609/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/535758592.html?dids=535758592:535758592&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Nov+24,+1894&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=A+GOOD+GAME+TODAY&pqatl=google . dead . January 31, 2013 . Pqasb.pqarchiver.com . July 26, 2012.
- Web site: Ottawa Defeats Queens, 6 TO 1 - Canadian College Teams Display Fast Play for Fellowes Silver Trophy. - View Article - NYTimes.com . New York Times . December 31, 1913 . July 26, 2012.
- Web site: Fact and Rumor. News The Harvard Crimson.
- News: Alandt . Anthony . The storied history of Syracuse football began well before its 1889 loss to Rochester . 18 December 2022 . . 2 November 2022.
