John F. Tobin
 Tobin as Tulane coach in 1905 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1880 Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 1954 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska (AB, 1903) University of Chicago Law School (JD, 1906)[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1901–1903 | Nebraska |
| 1903–1904 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905 | Tulane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
John Frederick Tobin (January 1, 1880 – October 26, 1954) was an American college football player and coach. Tobin attended the University of Chicago, where he played college football under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. He was a "star guard" for the Maroons during the 1904 season.[2] In 1905, he served as head coach at Tulane University alongside assistant Harry Ludlow for the 1905 season. Tulane lost its only game, 5–0, that year.[3] Tulane accused its opponent, LSU, of using ineligible players, and the disagreement resulted in a hiatus of the series until 1911.[4] In October, he returned to play for the Chicago team.[2] In December 1905, he accepted the position of athletic director at Tulane.[5] Tobin graduated from Chicago in June 1906, and passed the Illinois bar examination. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. In 1906, he intended to begin practicing law after coaching at the University of Utah during the upcoming season.[6] He later worked as a judge in Utah.[7] Tobin died of a heart attack on October 26, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.[8]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Olive and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Tulane | 0–1 | 0–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Tulane: | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "History of the Bench and Bar of Utah". 1913.
- ^ a b Hard Practice in Mid Way Camp; Stagg Drills Maroons for More than Three Hours at Marshall Field. LECTURE IN THE EVENING Coach Discusses Strength and Weaknesses of Badgers; Stiff Work for "Subs." Saves Men for Big Game. Stagg Has New Formation. Coach Sizes Up Badgers Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Chicago Daily Tribune, October 17, 1905.
- ^ "All-Time Coaches", 2009 Tulane Football Media Guide: The History, p. 170, 2009.
- ^ Tulane Football History Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Tulane University, retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ Stagg Has A New Hope; Sets Cap For Track Championship Honors. Four Athletes Missing from Squad. Three Veterans in Quarter Mile. Lyon a Stronger Runner. Much Expected of Steffen. Good Men in Weight Events. Many of Varsity Caliber. veterans in Baseball Squad., The Chicago Daily Tribune, December 10, 1905.
- ^ Delta Chi Quarterly, Volume 4, p. 174, Delta Chi Fraternity, 1906.
- ^ "Alumni Directory, the University of Chicago, 1919". 1920.
- ^ "John F. Tobin, Judge, Former NU Athlete Dies". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 29, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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