Bob Broome
College football coach
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| Intro | College football coach | |
| A.K.A. | Robert William Broome | |
| A.K.A. | Robert William Broome | |
| was | American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 September 1916, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 19 June 1959 (aged 42 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Biography
Robert William "Bob" Broome (September 16, 1916 – June 19, 1959) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—from 1956 to 1958, compiling a record of 13–16. Broome was also the head baseball coach at Appalachian State from 1959 to 1957.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Appalachian State | 3–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Appalachian State | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1958 | Appalachian State | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Appalachian State: | 13–16 | 9–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–16 | ||||||||