Robert Mitten
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 9, 1928
Died | West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 21, 1972
Playing career | |
1945–1948 | North Carolina |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951–1952 | Hickory HS (NC) |
1953–1964 | West Chester (assistant) |
1965–1971 | West Chester |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 52–15 (college) |
Bowls | 0–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 PSCAC/PSAC (1967, 1969, 1971) 5 PSCAC/PSAC East Division (1966–1967, 1969–1971) | |
Awards | |
Robert M. Mitten (August 9, 1928 – April 21, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1971.[1] Mitten played college football at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill from 1945 to 1948.[2] He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1949 NFL draft.[3]
Head coaching record
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[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | UPI# | |||
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West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference / Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1965–1971) | |||||||||
1965 | West Chester | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1966 | West Chester | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L Tangerine | ||||
1967 | West Chester | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L Tangerine | 5 | |||
1968 | West Chester | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1969 | West Chester | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st (East) | |||||
1970 | West Chester | 7–4 | 5–0 | 1st (East) | |||||
1971 | West Chester | 9–1 | 5–1 | 1st (East) | |||||
West Chester: | 52–15 | 37–3 | |||||||
Total: | 52–15 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Throwback Thursday (Class of 1982)". Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Robert M. Mitten". Delaware County Daily Times. April 22, 1972. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Mitten". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links
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Categories:
- 1928 births
- 1972 deaths
- American football guards
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- West Chester Golden Rams football coaches
- High school football coaches in North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs
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