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'''Robert Acton''' (July 26, |
'''Robert Acton''' (July 26, 1867 – November 22, 1900) was Irish-American [[college football]] player and coach and physician. He attended [[Harvard Medical School]] and he played football as a left [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for the [[Harvard Crimson football|Crimson]] from 1893 to 1895 and was also a member of the [[rowing team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&q=%22acton%22+AND+%22coach%22+AND+%22Vanderbilt%22+AND+%22harvard%22|title=Caduceus of Kappa Sigma|year=1896}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19001123&id=v8U-AAAAIBAJ&pg=3220,2889494|newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript|title=Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton|date=November 23, 1900}}</ref> Acton was the fifth head football coach at [[Vanderbilt University]], serving for three seasons, from 1896 to 1898, and compiling a record of 10–7–3.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11|year = 1896|pages = 524|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&q=%22robert+acton%22+harvard+vanderbilt&pg=PA524}}</ref> He died on November 22, 1900, at [[Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)|Presbyterian Hospital]] in [[Manhattan]] after an overdose of [[morphine]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Dr. Robert Acton Dead |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/11/23/102638379.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[Manhattan|New York, New York]] |date=November 23, 1900 |access-date=September 14, 2021 }}</ref> |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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 Acton at Harvard, c. 1894 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1867 Kinsale, Ireland |
| Died | November 22, 1900 (aged 33) New York, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1895 | Harvard |
| 1896–1898 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896–1898 | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–7–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SIAA (1897) | |
Robert Acton (July 26, 1867 – November 22, 1900) was Irish-American college football player and coach and physician. He attended Harvard Medical School and he played football as a left guard for the Crimson from 1893 to 1895 and was also a member of the rowing team.[1][2] Acton was the fifth head football coach at Vanderbilt University, serving for three seasons, from 1896 to 1898, and compiling a record of 10–7–3.[3] He died on November 22, 1900, at Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan after an overdose of morphine.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896–1898) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Vanderbilt | 3–2–2 | 3–0–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1897 | Vanderbilt | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1898 | Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 10–7–3 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–7–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Caduceus of Kappa Sigma". 1896.
- ^ "Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton". Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1900.
- ^ Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11. 1896. p. 524.
- ^ "Dr. Robert Acton Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. November 23, 1900. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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Categories:
- 1867 births
- 1900 deaths
- 19th-century players of American football
- 19th-century American physicians
- 20th-century American physicians
- American football guards
- Harvard Crimson football players
- Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches
- Harvard Medical School alumni
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- Irish players of American football
- People from County Cork
- Physicians from New York City
- Drug-related deaths in New York City