Bob Carmody (American football)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1870 |
| Died | December 31, 1899 Sayre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1891 | Fordham |
| 1892–1893 | Georgetown |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1893 | Georgetown |
| Positions | End, fullback, halfback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1894 | Georgetown |
| 1897 | Fordham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–7–1 |
Robert Francis Carmody (1870 – December 31, 1899) was an American college football player and coach, college baseball player, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown University in 1894 and co-head football coach at Fordham University in 1897 with Frederick Shaeffer, compiling a career head coaching record of 7–7–1.
Carmody played football at Fordham as a halfback. At Georgetown, he played at fullback and end, and was captain of the 1892 Georgetown football team.[1] Carmody was also a pitcher for the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team. In 1896, he was a resident physician at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania.[2] Carmody died at the age of 29, on December 31, 1899, at his home in Sayre. He had suffered from Bright's disease.[3]
