Robert Kent Gooch
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Gooch in 1912 | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Virginia (1912–1914) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | September 26, 1893 |
| Place of birth | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Date of death | May 22, 1982 (aged 88) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Kent "Bobby" Gooch (September 26, 1893 – May 22, 1982) was an American football player and track athlete. Gooch was a quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers football team of the University of Virginia. He led the Cavaliers to an 8–1 record in 1914; a year in which he was captain. One fellow said, "When Gooch took the ball he moved so fast that he seemed to be in four places at one time, and the referee tried to penalize Virginia for having 15 men on the field."[1] Professor W. A. Lambeth of Virginia selected Gooch for his All-Southern team in 1914.[2] He was named a Rhodes Scholar, but the First World War interrupted his studies.[3] During the war, Gooch served with the American Ambulance Corps with the French forces on the Somme front, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre.[4] He is the namesake of the Robert Kent Gooch Scholarship, for second and third-year college students who have a record of outstanding academic achievement and a record of outstanding service to others.[5] For many years Gooch was a political science professor at UVA.
References
- ↑ Chris Cramer (October 16, 1948). "In the Sportlight". The Cavalier Daily.
- ↑ Spalding's Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1915.
- ↑ Hernando Herrera. "Robert Kent Gooch" (PDF).
- ↑ "Bobby Gooch Given French War Cross". Virginia 5 (7): 77.
- ↑ "Robert Kent Gooch Scholarship".
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