Frank Dobson (American football)

Frank Dobson
Dobson at Maryland in 1936
Biographical details
Born(1885-01-10)January 10, 1885
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 1956(1956-12-01) (aged 71)
Carlisle, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton University
Playing career
Baseball
1906Jackson Senators
1907Terre Haute Hottentots
1907Portsmouth Truckers
1907–1908Anderson Electricians
1909–1910Fayetteville Highlanders
1910–1911Richmond Colts
1913Richmond Colts
PositionsOutfielder, shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906Rose Polytechnic (assistant)
1908Georgia Tech (assistant)
1909University School for Boys (GA)
1909Georgia (co-HC)
1910–1912Clemson
1913–1917Richmond
1918South Carolina
1919–1933Richmond
1935Maryland (assistant)
1936–1939Maryland
1940–1948Apprentice
Basketball
1911–1913Clemson
1912–1917Richmond
1919–1933Richmond
Baseball
1911–1913Clemson
1915–1933Richmond
Track and field
1914–1934Richmond
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1910–1912Clemson
1913–1918Richmond
1918South Carolina
1919–1933Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall136–142–24 (college football)
166–113 (college basketball)
197–124–2 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 EVIAA (1913–1914, 1916)
2 Virginia (1932–1933)
1 SoCon (1937)

Frank Mills Dobson (January 10, 1885 – December 1, 1956) was an American college football, college basketball, college baseball, and track and field coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia (1909, with Joseph Coulter), Clemson University (1910–1912), the University of Richmond (1913–1917, 1919–1933), the University of South Carolina (1918), the University of Maryland (1936–1939), and The Apprentice School (1940–1948), compiling a career college football head coaching record of 136–142–24. Dobson was also the head basketball coach at Clemson (1911–1913) and Richmond (1912–1917, 1919–1933) and the head baseball coach at Clemson (1911–1913) and Richmond (1915–1933).