| John Tobin | |
| File:John F Tobin.jpg Tobin as Tulane coach in 1905 | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 1, 1880 Macomb, Illinois |
| Died | October 26, 1954 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska (AB, 1903) University of Chicago Law School (JD, 1906)[1] |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
John Frederick Tobin (January 1, 1880 – October 26, 1954) was an American college football player and coach. Tobin attended the University of Chicago, where he played college football under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. He was a "star guard" for the Maroons during the 1904 season.[2] In 1905, he served as head coach at Tulane University alongside assistant Harry Ludlow for the 1905 season. Tulane lost its only game, 5–0, that year.[3] Tulane accused its opponent, LSU, of using ineligible players, and the disagreement resulted in a hiatus of the series until 1911.[4] In October, he returned to play for the Chicago team.[2] In December 1905, he accepted the position of athletic director at Tulane.[5] Tobin graduated from Chicago in June 1906, and passed the Illinois bar examination. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. In 1906, he intended to begin practicing law after coaching at the University of Utah during the upcoming season.[6] He later worked as a judge in Utah.[7] Tobin died of a heart attack on October 26, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.[8]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Olive and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Tulane | 0–1 | 0–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Tulane: | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hard Practice in Mid Way Camp; Stagg Drills Maroons for More than Three Hours at Marshall Field. LECTURE IN THE EVENING Coach Discusses Strength and Weaknesses of Badgers; Stiff Work for "Subs." Saves Men for Big Game. Stagg Has New Formation. Coach Sizes Up Badgers, The Chicago Daily Tribune, October 17, 1905.
- ↑ "All-Time Coaches", 2009 Tulane Football Media Guide: The History, p. 170, 2009.
- ↑ Tulane Football History Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Tulane University, retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ↑ Stagg Has A New Hope; Sets Cap For Track Championship Honors. Four Athletes Missing from Squad. Three Veterans in Quarter Mile. Lyon a Stronger Runner. Much Expected of Steffen. Good Men in Weight Events. Many of Varsity Caliber. veterans in Baseball Squad., The Chicago Daily Tribune, December 10, 1905.
- ↑ Delta Chi Quarterly, Volume 4, p. 174, Delta Chi Fraternity, 1906.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ "John F. Tobin, Judge, Former NU Athlete Dies". The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska): p. 10. October 29, 1954. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24738131/the_lincoln_star/.