Harry Robb

Harry Duplein Robb (May 11, 1897 – December 1971) was an American football player and coach during the 1920s. He was born in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania and attended Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. Upon his high school graduation, he attended college at both Penn State University and Columbia University. Playing the positions of halfback, fullback and quarterback, Robb was a standout in football at the college level. He was elected captain of the Penn State football team in 1917, however he enlisted in the US Army instead, serving as a lieutenant during World War I. During the war, he was stationed with the 79th Infantry Division in France. However he still played football for the 79th Division and was selected for the All-AEF team. He was again elected to capatin the 1918 Penn State team, however after receiving his commission as a lieutenant his college career moved him to Columbia University, where he played end. He rejoined Penn State in 1919. As of 2006, he still holds the record for most points scored in a game by a Penn State player. He scored 36 points for the Nittany Lions in 1916 against Gettysburg College.

Robb his professional debut in the American Professional Football League in 1921, with the Canton Bulldogs, playing alongside football legend Jim Thorpe. While with Canton, he helped the Bulldogs win back-to-back NFL Championships in 1922 and 1923. In 1924 the Pottsville Maroons of Pennsylvania's Anthracite League signed Robb for their season which resulted in the Maroons winning the Anthracite League Championship. He then returned to Canton and coached the Bulldogs for two seasons beginning in 1925. He then returned to the field as a player, signing with the Pottsville Maroons, playing alongside football greats Johnny "Blood" McNally and Pete Henry, where he remained until the team folded in 1928. His whereabouts afterward is only speculation, but it is believed that he took up coaching outside of professional football. In 1962, Robb donated a wool Canton Bulldogs warm-up sideline jacket from the early 1920s to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1963, Robb represented his former teammate, Wilbur Henry, as Henry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.