Robert S. Svob

Robert Stanley Svob (February 15, 1919 – August 31, 2017), known commonly as Bob Svob, was the Dean of Students at the University of Arizona, serving from 1972 to 1983. As a member of the University of Arizona staff starting in 1941, he also served as the freshman football coach, Director of Intramural Sports, assistant athletic director, and the Dean of Men. His parents were Mary Svob (1879–1937) and Ignac John Svob (1881–1937), who was born in Fuzina (Current day Croatia) and died of lung silicosis, the result of working in the copper mine under the town of Jerome.

Athletic career After a well-renounced athletic career in high school football and basketball, Svob played football at the University of Arizona, where for four years, he earned a varsity letter as both a running back and a fullback for the Wildcats. University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame (1985) Pima County Sports Hall of Fame (1996) Beta Phi Hall of Honor (2002) YMCA Hall of Fame (2014)