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{{Short description|American football player, coach, and physician (1867–1900)}}
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| name = R. G. Acton
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| image = [[File:RobActon.jpg|135px]]
| caption = Acton at Harvard, c. 1894
| name = Robert Acton
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| image = RobActon.jpg
| birth_date = c. 1865
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| birth_place = Kinsale, co.cork, Ireland
| caption = Acton at Harvard, c. 1894
| death_date = November 24, 1900 (aged 35)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|7|26}}
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| death_place = New York City, New York
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| birth_place = [[Kinsale]], Ireland
| alma_mater=[[Harvard University]]<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&q=%22acton%22+AND+%22coach%22+AND+%22Vanderbilt%22+AND+%22harvard%22&dq=%22acton%22+AND+%22coach%22+AND+%22Vanderbilt%22+AND+%22harvard%22&source=bl&ots=zLCvkhX-IL&sig=71GrdJcK24fLhsjNyDmj4uUpeTQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DkAnUKLnNOmdiALMu4CoCQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBQ]</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1900|11|22|1867|7|26}}
| height_ft = 6
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| death_place = [[Manhattan|New York, New York]], U.S.
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 192
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| player_years1 = 1893–1895
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| player_team1 = [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard]]
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| player_years2 = 1896–1898
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| player_team2 = [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
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| player_positions = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
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| coach_years1 = 1896–1898
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| coach_team1 = [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
| overall_record = 10–7–3
| overall_record = 10–7–3
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| career_highlights= [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|SIAA]] title (1897)
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| championships = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association|SIAA]] (1897)
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| playing_years1 = 1893–1895
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| playing_team1 = [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard]]
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| playing_years2 = 1896–1898
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| playing_team2 = [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
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| Position = [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|Guard]]
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| coaching_years1 = 1896–1898
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| coaching_team1 = [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
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'''Robert G. Acton''' (1864/1865 – 24 November 1900) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He was a left [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|guard]] at [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard]] from 1893 to 1895. He also served on [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s [[rowing]] team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19001123&id=v8U-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bVoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3220,2889494|newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript|title=Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton|date=November 23, 1900}}</ref> He served as the fifth head football coach at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11|last = |first = |publisher = |year = |isbn = |location = |pages = 524|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA524&lpg=PA524&dq=%22robert+acton%22+harvard+vanderbilt&source=bl&ots=zMyAhdQZIK&sig=N2vHEQNkNWt5p1U2SSKvbMam5ZM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DcYBVLHRO5C_sQS5xoCYBA&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> Acton coached the [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt Commodores]] for three seasons from 1896 to 1898, compiling a record of 10–7–3. He died of an overdose of [[morphine]] in 1900.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0815F63E5B11738DDDAA0A94D9415B808CF1D3]</ref>
'''Robert Acton''' (July 26, 1867 – November 22, 1900) was Irish-American [[college football]] player and coach and physician. He attended [[Harvard Medical School]] and he played football as a left [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for the [[Harvard Crimson football|Crimson]] from 1893 to 1895 and was also a member of the [[rowing team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&q=%22acton%22+AND+%22coach%22+AND+%22Vanderbilt%22+AND+%22harvard%22|title=Caduceus of Kappa Sigma|year=1896}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 23, 1900|via=Google News |title=Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton |work=Boston Evening Transcript |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19001123&id=v8U-AAAAIBAJ&pg=3220,2889494}}</ref> Acton was the fifth head football coach at [[Vanderbilt University]], serving for three seasons, from 1896 to 1898, and compiling a record of 10–7–3.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11|year = 1896|pages = 524|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&q=%22robert+acton%22+harvard+vanderbilt&pg=PA524}}</ref> He died on November 22, 1900, at [[Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)|Presbyterian Hospital]] in [[Manhattan]] after an overdose of [[morphine]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Dr. Robert Acton Dead |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/11/23/102638379.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[Manhattan|New York, New York]] |date=November 23, 1900 |access-date=September 14, 2021 }}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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| name = [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt Commodores]]
| name = [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt Commodores]]
| conf = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| conf = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| startyear = 1896
| startyear = 1896
| endyear = 1898
| endyear = 1898
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| overall = 3–2–2
| overall = 3–2–2
| conference = 3–0–1
| conference = 3–0–1
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 4th
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| bowlname =
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| overall = 1–5
| overall = 1–5
| conference = 1–2
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 8th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Vanderbilt
| name = Vanderbilt
| overall = 10–7–3
| overall = 10–7–3
| confrecord = 7–2–1
| confrecord = 7–2–1
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 10–7–3
| overall = 10–7–3
| bcs = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
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| legend = no
| legend = no
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Acton, R. G.
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Acton, Robert G.
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player and coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = c. 1865
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Kinselle, Ireland
| DATE OF DEATH = November 24, 1900
| PLACE OF DEATH = New York, New York
}}


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[[Category:19th-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:19th-century American physicians]]
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[[Category:American football guards]]
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[[Category:Harvard Crimson football players]]
[[Category:Harvard Crimson football players]]
[[Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches]]
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[[Category:Harvard Medical School alumni]]
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[[Category:Irish players of American football]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from County Cork]]
[[Category:Physicians from New York City]]
[[Category:Drug-related deaths in New York City]]

Latest revision as of 03:33, 17 July 2024

Robert Acton
Acton at Harvard, c. 1894
Biographical details
Born(1867-07-26)July 26, 1867
Kinsale, Ireland
DiedNovember 22, 1900(1900-11-22) (aged 33)
New York, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1893–1895Harvard
1896–1898Vanderbilt
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896–1898Vanderbilt
Head coaching record
Overall10–7–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SIAA (1897)

Robert Acton (July 26, 1867 – November 22, 1900) was Irish-American college football player and coach and physician. He attended Harvard Medical School and he played football as a left guard for the Crimson from 1893 to 1895 and was also a member of the rowing team.[1][2] Acton was the fifth head football coach at Vanderbilt University, serving for three seasons, from 1896 to 1898, and compiling a record of 10–7–3.[3] He died on November 22, 1900, at Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan after an overdose of morphine.[4]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896–1898)
1896 Vanderbilt 3–2–2 3–0–1 4th
1897 Vanderbilt 6–0–1 3–0 1st
1898 Vanderbilt 1–5 1–2 8th
Vanderbilt: 10–7–3 7–2–1
Total: 10–7–3

References

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  1. ^ "Caduceus of Kappa Sigma". 1896.
  2. ^ "Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton". Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1900 – via Google News.
  3. ^ Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11. 1896. p. 524.
  4. ^ "Dr. Robert Acton Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. November 23, 1900. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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