Don Robinson
American football player and coach
About Don Robinson
Lived 1880 – 1949 (aged 68). Don Robinson was an American american football coach, lawyer and plantation owner.
William Doniphan "Don" Robinson (August 11, 1880 – April 18, 1949), also known as Mogul and Rosy Robinson, was an American college football player and coach, lawyer, and plantation owner. He served as the head football coach at Butler University in Indianapolis for one season in 1906.
Robinson initially attended Drury College—now known as Drury University—in Springfield, Missouri. He then went to the Agricultural College of the State of Montana—now known as Montana State University, where he played football in 1900 and 1901.
Robinson was a 1906 law school graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where played football from 1903 to 1905, and ran track from 1904 to 1906. He was captain of the 1905 Texas Longhorns football team and earned the nicknames of "Rosy" and "Mogul" as a player. He was named to the Southwest Conference (SWC)'s half-century team (1900–1950) and inducted into the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1971. He made a fortune, earning the nickname of the "Coconut King of Zamboanga". During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, he and his wife hid in the Mindanao jungles until the Americans liberated the area.
On April 18, 1949, Robinson was shot and killed by a discharged plantation foreman.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Don Robinson?
American football player and coach
When was Don Robinson born?
Don Robinson was born on 11 August 1880 in Morristown.
When did Don Robinson die?
Don Robinson died on 18 April 1949 in Lamitan.
What was Don Robinson's occupation?
Don Robinson was an american football coach, lawyer and plantation owner.
What nationality was Don Robinson?
Don Robinson was American.
Sources & further reading
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