Robert C. Patterson
| Robert C. Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Playing career | |
| 1903-05 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
2 SIAA (1904, 1905) | |
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Awards
1x All-Southern (1905) | |
Robert C. "Emma" Patterson was a college football player and coach.
Vanderbilt University
He was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. As a player Patterson was just under 6 feet tall and weighed 177 pounds.[1]
1904
Main article: 1904 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Patterson played in McGugin's first year of 1904.
1905
Main article: 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
He was selected All-Southern in 1905.[2]
Coaching
He coached at the Georgia Military Academy, and in 1908 returned as an assistant to Vanderbilt.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Football Season of 1904". Vanderbilt University Quarterly 5: 62–69.
- ↑ W. R. Tichenor (December 3, 1905). "Football Experts Give Their Selections For An All-Southern Team". The Atlanta Constitution.
- ↑ "Patterson Will Help Dan McGugan [sic]". Atlanta Georgian. June 25, 1908.
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