Bob Fisher (American football coach)

For the offensive lineman, see Bob Fisher (offensive lineman).

Bob Fisher
Biographical details

Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1887-12-03)December 3, 1887 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	July 7, 1942(1942-07-07) (aged 54) Newton, Massachusetts
Playing career
1909–1911	Harvard
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1925	Harvard
Head coaching record
Overall	43–14–5
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1919)
Awards
All-American, 1910 All-American, 1911

College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile)

Robert T. Fisher (December 3, 1887 – July 7, 1942) was an American football player and coach.^[1] He played college football at Harvard University from 1909 to 1911 and was a consensus All-American at guard in 1910 and 1911. Fisher served as the head football coach at Harvard from 1919 to 1925, compiling a record of 43–14–5. His 1919 team won the 1920 Rose Bowl over Oregon and was retroactively recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors. Fisher was one of the original trustees for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1973.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Bowl/playoffs
Harvard Crimson (Independent) (1919–1925)
1919	Harvard	9–0–1	W Rose
1920	Harvard	8–0–1
1921	Harvard	7–2–1
1922	Harvard	7–2
1923	Harvard	4–3–1
1924	Harvard	4–4
1925	Harvard	4–3–1
Harvard:		43–14–5
Total:		43–14–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title

Bob Fisher—championships, awards, and honors

1910 Harvard Crimson football—national champions

Hamilton Corbett Bob Fisher Robert McKay Wayland Minot Percy Wendell Head coach Percy Haughton

1919 Harvard Crimson football—national champions

Eddie Casey Frederic Cameron Church, Jr. Arnold Horween Robert Sedgwick Tom Woods Head coach Bob Fisher

1920 Harvard Crimson football—national champions

Frederic Cameron Church, Jr. Arnold Horween George Owen Robert Sedgwick James Tolbert Tom Woods Head coach Bob Fisher

1910 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield	QB Earl Sprackling HB Talbot Pendleton HB Percy Langdon Wendell FB Leroy Mercer

Line	E John Kilpatrick E Stanfield Wells T Robert McKay T James Walker G Albert Benbrook G Bob Fisher C Ernest Cozens

1911 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield	QB Art Howe QB Earl Sprackling HB Jim Thorpe HB Percy Langdon Wendell FB John Dalton

Line	E Douglas Bomeisler E Sanford White T Leland Devore T Edward Hart G Joseph Duff G Bob Fisher C Hank Ketcham

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