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| death_place = [[Findlay, Ohio]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Find a Grave|68158737}} |
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Latest revision as of 08:21, 31 August 2024
Biographical details | |
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Born | February 28, 1900 |
Died | August 5, 1968 Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 68)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1918–1920 | Illinois |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1921–1923 | Findlay HS (OH) |
1924–1929 | Case Tech |
Basketball | |
1924–1929 | Case Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–27–7 (college football) 30–29 (college basketball) |
Robert H. Fletcher (February 28, 1900 – August 5, 1968) was an American football player and coach.
Playing career
[edit]Fletcher played quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini football from 1918 to 1920. His 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team famously won the national title, after he kicked a game-winning field goal to defeat Ohio State.[1] He was named All-Big Ten Conference in 1918, 1919, and 1920. He was also named to the All-Western college football team of 1920.
Head football coach
[edit]Fletcher first coached three seasons as the head football coach of Findlay High School in Findlay, Ohio from 1921 to 1923, amassing a record of 24–6.[2]
In 1924, he moved to Cleveland to coach at the Case School of Applied Science, known today as Case Western Reserve University. Fletcher coached both the school's football and basketball teams. His overall football record was 19–27–7 and his overall basketball record was 30–29.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Case Tech Scientists (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1929) | |||||||||
1924 | Case | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1925 | Case | 3–4–2 | 3–4–2 | 11th | |||||
1926 | Case | 4–2–3 | 4–2–3 | 12th | |||||
1927 | Case | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–17th | |||||
1928 | Case | 2–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 10th | |||||
1929 | Case | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–13th | |||||
Case: | 19–27–7 | 17–24–7 | |||||||
Total: | 19–27–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Brichford, Maynard (September 12, 2009). Bob Zuppke: The Life and Football Legacy of the Illinois Coach. McFarland. ISBN 9780786453948 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Case Tech 27 February 1924 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
- ^ "Robert H. Fletcher". case.edu.
- 1900 births
- 1968 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- Basketball coaches from Ohio
- Case Western Reserve Spartans football coaches
- Case Western Reserve Spartans men's basketball coaches
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- High school football coaches in Ohio
- Sportspeople from Cleveland
- Players of American football from Cleveland