John F. Tobin - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jan 01, 1880 Macomb, Illinois, United States Died on 27 Oct 1954 (aged 74)

American football player and coach

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About John F. Tobin

  • John Frederick Tobin (January 1, 1880 – October 26, 1954) was an American college football player and coach.
  • Tobin attended the University of Chicago, where he played college football under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.
  • He was a "star guard" for the Maroons during the 1904 season.
  • In 1905, he served as head coach at Tulane University alongside assistant Harry Ludlow for the 1905 season.
  • Tulane lost its only game, 5–0, that year.
  • Tulane accused its opponent, LSU, of using ineligible players, and the disagreement resulted in a hiatus of the series until 1911.
  • In October, he returned to play for the Chicago team.
  • In December 1905, he accepted the position of athletic director at Tulane.
  • Tobin graduated from Chicago in June 1906, and passed the Illinois bar examination.
  • He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.
  • In 1906, he intended to begin practicing law after coaching at the University of Utah during the upcoming season.
  • He later worked as a judge in Utah.
  • Tobin died of a heart attack on October 26, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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