W. T. "Dub" Robinson (October 6, 1912 – December 14, 1987) was the head men’s
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
coach at
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
.
Coaching career
Robinson succeeded
Mike Donahue
Michael Joseph "Iron Mike" Donahue (June 14, 1876 – December 11, 1960) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, soccer, and golf, and a college athletics administrator. He served as the head fo ...
at LSU and had a record of 173–173–9 from 1948 to 1974.
He returned to coach the Tigers for one season in 1979, replacing his first successor,
Steve Carter. The Tigers finished 16-7 in 1979, leaving Robinson with an overall record of 189–180–9 in 28 seasons as head coach.
His teams finished as
SEC runner-up four times. He was succeeded by
Steve Strome in 1980. LSU named its tennis stadium,
W.T. "Dub" Robinson Stadium (1976–2014), after Dub Robinson.
Personal life
Dub's youngest son,
Johnny Robinson, is a former American football all-star safety who graduated from Louisiana State University and later played for the American Football League's Dallas Texans-Kansas City Chiefs.
References
External links
obituary
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American tennis coaches
LSU Tigers tennis coaches
LSU Tigers boxers
Louisiana State University alumni
1912 births
1987 deaths