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Jimmy Robertson
Biographical details
Born	March 8, 1901; Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	December 31, 1974 (aged 73); Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1920	Carnegie Tech
1924–1925	Akron Pros
Position(s)	Fullback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933	Geneva
Head coaching record
Overall	7–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 Tri-State (1933)

James A. Robertson (March 8, 1901 – December 31, 1974) was an American football player and coach.

Playing career

Carnegie Tech

After playing high school football in Allegheny, Pennsylvania,^[1] Robertson was expected to go to West Point.^[2] Instead, he went on to college and played college football at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (now called Carnegie Mellon University).^[3] Under coach Walter Steffen,^[4] the squad played teams such as Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan State, and USC.^[5] Robertson was team captain and proved instrumental to several key victories in school history.^[6] He is considered one of the best players in the history of the school.^[7]

Akron Pros

After college, Robertson played for the Akron Pros of the National Football League (NFL) in 1924 and 1925.^[8] under head coaches Wayne Brenkert^[9] and Scotty Bierce^[10] He played for 16 games for Akron, recording statistics on both offense and defense.^[11]

Coaching career

Robertson was the 16th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1933 season-the original plan was for him to coach at Geneva for only one year.^[12] His coaching record at Geneva was 6–3 Robertson's first game as head coach was a 47 to 0 victory over the California Teacher's College in Pennsylvania.^[13] After one season, Robertson was expected to be retained as head coach as late as January 1934.^[14]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Geneva Covenanters (Tri-State Conference) (1933)
1933	Geneva	7–3	4–0	1st
Geneva:		7–3	4–0
Total:		7–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Database Football Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Jimmy Robertson
^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sidelights on Sports" by Al Abrams 9 March 1942
^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Mirrors of Sport" 7 November 1931
^ Carnegie Mellon Athletics All-Time Coaching Records
^ Carnegie Mellon University All-Time Football Scores
^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Tech Scored First Grid Win Over Wash-Jeff 26 Years Ago" by Jack Sell, 30 October 1946
^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Tech Clan Honors Stars" 17 January 1942
^ Pro Football Reference James Robertson
^ Pro Football Reference 1924 Akron Pros
^ Pro Football Reference 1925 Akron Pros
^ JT-SW.com James Robertson
^ New Castle News "Here and There in Sports" 27 March 1933
^ New York Times "GENEVA VICTOR, 47 TO 0.; Opens Football Season by Routing California Teachers." 23 September 1933
^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Act on Genevea Coaches Soon-Robertson, Schmidt are Certain to Remain" 27 January 1934