Bob Broome
American football player and coach (1916–1959)
Broome pictured in The Rhododendron 1959, Appalachian State yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1916-09-14)September 14, 1916 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | June 20, 1959(1959-06-20) (aged 42) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1936–1939 | Appalachian State |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1956–1958 | Appalachian State |
Baseball | |
1949–1957 | Appalachian State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 13–16 (football) |
Robert William Broome (September 14, 1916 – June 20, 1959)[1] was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—from 1956 to 1958, compiling a record of 13–16.[2] Broome was also the head baseball coach at Appalachian State from 1959 to 1957.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
1956 | Appalachian State | 3–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
1957 | Appalachian State | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
1958 | Appalachian State | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Appalachian State: | 13–16 | 9–9 | |||||||
Total: | 13–16 |
References
External links
- Bob Broome at Find a Grave
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Appalachian State Mountaineers head baseball coaches
- T. R. Baine (1925)
- No team (1926–1930)
- C. B. Johnston (1931)
- No team (1932–1933)
- R. W. "Red" Watkins (1934–1940)
- Clyde Canipe (1941)
- No team (1942–1946)
- Unknown (1947)
- Francis Hoover (1948)
- Bob Broome (1949–1957)
- Bill Alheim (1958)
- Dave Pierce (1959–1960)
- Joe Bryson (1961–1962)
- Frank Meyer (1963–1964)
- Bob Henry (1965)
- Bill Church (1966)
- Frank Lovrich (1967–1973)
- Jim Morris (1974–1998)
- Troy Heustess (1999–2004)
- Chris Pollard (2005–2012)
- Billy Jones (2013–2016)
- Kermit Smith (2017– )
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