Robert Emmons
1894 Mayo tobacco card | |
| Born: | December 28, 1872 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Died: | April 18, 1928 (aged 55) Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | End |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1895 | Harvard |
| As player | |
| 1891–1894 | Harvard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Rank | Lt. Commander |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Robert Wales Emmons II (December 28, 1872 – April 18, 1928) was an American football player, coach, yachtsman, and millionaire. He played and coached college football for Harvard University from 1891 to 1895. He later had a successful career in the banking and stock brokerage business. He was an avid yachtsman who was the managing owner of the Resolute in its successful defense of the America's Cup in 1920.