Bob Boozer

Robert Ellsworth Boozer (August 20, 1912 – October 1, 2006) was an American athletic director and college athletics coach. He was the athletic director for State University of New York at Brockport—now known as SUNY Brockport—from the 1950s to 1971. He was the head football coach for the school from 1947 to 1959.

Early life and playing career Boozer was born on August 20, 1912, in DuBois, Pennsylvania. He attended Rimersburg High School and played football, basketball, and ran track and field. Following his graduation he was a member of the football and track and field team for Slippery Rock State Teachers College—now known as Slippery Rock University. In 1939, he returned to his hometown and was an assistant football, basketball, and track and field coach for DuBois High School. After not coaching from 1942 to 1945, Boozer was hired as an assistant coach for the International YMCA College—commonly referred to as Springfield—under head coach Ossie Solem. In thirteen seasons with the team he led them to a 22–52–7 record, his best coming in 1957 as the team finished with its first winning season ever as they went 4–2–1. He resigned following the 1959 season. From 1956 to 1971, Boozer also served as the head track and field coach at Brockport after serving as an assistant from 1951 and 1955.

Personal life, honors, and death During Boozer's college career he was the president of the Phi Sigma Pi fraternity and was the vice president of the Pi Gamma Mu fraternity.

In 1985, Boozer was inducted into the Brockport Hall of Fame as a coach and administrator. The school's football field was renamed to Bob Boozer Field in his honor.

Boozer died on October 1, 2006, in Brockport, New York.

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