Bob Weber | |
File:Bob Weber.jpg | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | April 21, 1934 |
Died | November 1, 2008 Tucson, Arizona | (aged 74)
Playing career | |
1951–1954 | Colorado State |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1958–1963 1964–1966 1967–1968 1969–1972 1973–1976 1977–1979 1980–1984 1985 1988 | Trinidad State JC Colorado State (assistant) Arizona (OC) Arizona Kansas State (OC) Louisville (OC) Louisville SMU (LB) Ottawa Rough Riders |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 36–61 (college) |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
Robert Weber (April 21, 1934 – November 1, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 1969 to 1972 and at the University of Louisville from 1980 to 1984, compiling a career college football record of 36–61.
Weber grew up on a farm near Fort Collins, Colorado and played center at Colorado State University from 1951 to 1954, earning all-Skyline Conference honors his final two years. After college he played in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos for a year before a water skiing injury ended his playing career. Weber began his coaching career at Trinidad State Junior College before becoming an assistant coach at Colorado State University.[1]
Following his time at the University of Louisville, Weber served as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University and Vanderbilt University before retiring in the mid-1990s.[1] Weber died of pancreatic cancer on November 1, 2008.[2]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1969–1972) | |||||||||
1969 | Arizona | 3–7 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
1970 | Arizona | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
1971 | Arizona | 5–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
1972 | Arizona | 4–7 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
Louisville: | 16–26 | 12–13 | |||||||
Louisville Cardinals (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (1980–1984) | |||||||||
1980 | Louisville | 5–6 | |||||||
1981 | Louisville | 5–6 | |||||||
1982 | Louisville | 5–6 | |||||||
1983 | Louisville | 3–8 | |||||||
1984 | Louisville | 2–9 | |||||||
Louisville: | 20–35 | ||||||||
Total: | 36–61 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cancer claims former CSU football star". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 5, 2008. http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081105/UPDATES02/81105027/1002/NEWS01.
- ↑ "Former UA coach Weber dies of cancer". The Arizona Star. November 3, 2008. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildcats/265389.
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