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Robert L. Stevenson

1890 – 1952

American sports coach

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Lived 1890 – 1952 (aged 61). Robert L. Stevenson was an American basketball coach, american football coach, baseball player, baseball manager and athletic director.

Robert Louis "Steve" Stevenson (September 17, 1890 – March 11, 1952) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He coached those three sports at DePaul University during the mid-1920s.

Stevenson was a graduate of Carleton College and was a member of the football, baseball, basketball, and track teams. He was an assistant coach under Henry L. Williams at the University of Minnesota.

Stevenson coached the basketball team at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota during the winter of 1912–13. The following fall, he coached the football team at Pillsbury Academy in Owatonna, Minnesota. He was also the athletic director at Pillsbury Academy for two years, until returning to his hometown of Albert Lea, Minnesota, in 1915, to go into the real estate business as manager of the Mabon Land Company. Stevenson succeeded Frank Haggerty as head coach at DePaul in 1923.

Stevenson died on March 11, 1952, at the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Illinois, after suffering from cancer.

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Who was Robert L. Stevenson?

American sports coach (1890–1952)

When was Robert L. Stevenson born?

Robert L. Stevenson was born on 17 September 1890 in Albert Lea.

When did Robert L. Stevenson die?

Robert L. Stevenson died on 11 March 1952 in Hines.

What was Robert L. Stevenson's occupation?

Robert L. Stevenson was a basketball coach, american football coach, baseball player, baseball manager and athletic director.

What nationality was Robert L. Stevenson?

Robert L. Stevenson was American.

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· Wikipedia: Robert L. Stevenson

· Wikidata: Q7350054

· DBpedia: Robert L. Stevenson (coach)

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