Robert Allison Fetzer (September 9, 1887 – May 19, 1968) was an

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coach,

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coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan� ...

in 1914 and as co-head football coach at the

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with his brother,

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, from 1921 to 1925, compiling a career

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record of 35–13–5. Fetzer was also the head track coach at North Carolina from 1921 to 1952 and the school's athletic director from 1923 to 1952. He was later the executive secretary of the Morehead Foundation at North Carolina. Fetzer died on May 19, 1968, in

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Head coaching record

Football

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fetzer, Bob 1887 births 1968 deaths Davidson Wildcats football coaches North Carolina Tar Heels athletic directors North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches North Carolina Tar Heels track and field coaches People from Cabarrus County, North Carolina