Robert C. Patterson

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Robert C. Patterson
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Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight177 lb (80 kg)
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College Vanderbilt (19031905)
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Robert C. "Emma" Patterson was a college football player and coach.

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Vanderbilt University

He was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1903 to 1905. [1]

1904

Patterson played in McGugin's first year of 1904.

1905

He was selected All-Southern in 1905. [2]

Coaching

He coached at the Georgia Military Academy, and in 1908 returned as an assistant to Vanderbilt. [3]

References

  1. "The Football Season of 1904". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 5: 62–69.
  2. W. R. Tichenor (December 3, 1905). "Football Experts Give Their Selections For An All-Southern Team". The Atlanta Constitution.
  3. "Patterson Will Help Dan McGugan [sic]". Atlanta Georgian. June 25, 1908.