Robert Taylor Dobbins (July 3, 1890 – July 27, 1945) was an American college football player and coach.
Early years Bob Taylor Dobbins was born on July 3, 1890, in Gallatin, TennesseeUnited States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm to Thomas Miller Dobbins and Leila Glass."Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
Playing career
Sewanee Dobbins attended Sewanee:The University of the South, where he was a guard and tackle on the Sewanee Tigers football team, captain of its 1915 team. He was selected All-Southern and a second-team member of Sewanee's all-time football team.
Coaching career Dobbins coached high school football in Mobile, Alabama, for many years.
Howard Dobbins was an assistant under former Sewanee coach Harris G. Cope at Howard.
See also 1914 College Football All-Southern Team 1915 College Football All-Southern Team
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