Bob Fisher (American football coach)
American football player and coach
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| Intro | American football player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Sports coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 3 December 1887 | |
| Death | 7 July 1942 (aged 54 years) |
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Biography
Robert T. Fisher (December 3, 1887 – July 7, 1942) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Harvard University from 1909 to 1911 and was a consensus All-American at guard in 1910 and 1911. Fisher served as the head football coach at Harvard from 1919 to 1925, compiling a record of 43–14–5. His 1919 team won the 1920 Rose Bowl over Oregon and was retroactively recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors. Fisher was one of the original trustees for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Crimson (Independent) (1919–1925) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Harvard | 9–0–1 | W Rose | ||||||
| 1920 | Harvard | 8–0–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Harvard | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Harvard | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Harvard | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Harvard | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1925 | Harvard | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Harvard: | 43–14–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 43–14–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||