Henry W. Robinson


Henry William "Robbie" "Captain" Robinson was a college football player and coach. During the First World War, he played for the 1917 Camp Gordon football team.

Auburn University

He was a prominent end for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1911 to 1914. He was a member of an All-time Auburn Tigers football team selected in 1935, as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.

1913

Robinson was All-Southern in 1913.

1914

He was captain of the 1914 team. One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."

Coaching career

Robinson assisted coach Bill Alexander and the national champion 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team by coaching the ends.