Robert Wood | |
Birth Date: | 1887 |
Birth Place: | Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1906 |
Player Team1: | Ohio |
Coach Years1: | 1909–1910 |
Coach Team1: | Ohio |
Coach Years2: | 1920–1921 |
Coach Team2: | Ohio (assistant) |
Overall Record: | 2–10–3 |
Robert Simpson Wood (1887 – April 20, 1949) was an American college football coach and mayor of Athens, Ohio. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Ohio University, from 1909 to 1910, compiling a record of 2–10–3.[1] He later served as the mayor of Athens from 1930 to 1931.
Wood died on April 20, 1949, at his sister-in-law's home in Columbus, Ohio.[2]