Don Robbins
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Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
College Station, Texas, U.S.
B.S., M.Ed.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 27, 1933 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 2020 (aged 86) College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University B.S., M.Ed.[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1953–1955 | Texas A&M |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957 | Texas A&M (Freshmen) |
| 1958 | Port Arthur HS (TX) |
| 1959–1960 | Snyder HS (TX) |
| 1961–1962 | Big Spring HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1963–1965 | Big Spring HS (TX) |
| 1966–1967 | Texas Western / UTEP (DL) |
| 1968–1969 | Idaho (DL) |
| 1970–1973 | Idaho |
| 1976–1990 | Big Spring HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–24 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big Sky (1971) | |
Donald Roy Robbins[1] (October 27, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an American football coach.[2] He was the head coach at the University of Idaho from 1970 through 1973, compiling a record of 20–24.
An identical twin born in Fort Worth, Texas, Robbins grew up primarily in Breckenridge, one of three sons of football coach Cooper Robbins, Sr.[3][4] Along with twin brother Ron, he graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1952, where his father was the head football coach for seven seasons (1945–1951), then became the freshman football coach at Texas A&M in 1952, and son Don played for him that first season.
Following Robbins' sophomore season, Paul "Bear" Bryant was hired as the head coach at A&M and Robbins was a member of the Junction Boys as a junior end in September 1954. He graduated in 1956 and later earned a master's degree in education from A&M.