Bob Folwell
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 17, 1885 Mullica Hill, New Jersey |
| Died | January 8, 1928 (aged 42) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1907 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1909–1911 | Lafayette |
| 1912–1915 | Washington & Jefferson |
| 1916–1919 | Penn |
| 1920–1924 | Navy |
| 1925 | New York Giants |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Quakers |
| 1927 | Atlantic City Roses |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–31–9 (college) 8–4 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 0–1–1 |
Robert Cook "Bob" Folwell, Jr. (February 17, 1885 – January 8, 1928) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette College (1909–1911), Washington & Jefferson College (1912–1915), the University of Pennsylvania (1916–1919), and the United States Naval Academy (1920–1924), compiling a career college football record of 109–31–9. Folwell then moved to the professional ranks, coaching the National Football League's New York Giants (1925), the Philadelphia Quakers of the American Football League (1926), and the Atlantic City Roses of the Eastern League of Professional Football (1927).
Folwell was born in the Mullica Hill section of Harrison Township, New Jersey in 1885. He attended Haverford Grammar School, where he made prep football All-American. He married Elizabeth Pennock in 1913 and had three sons: Robert III, George P. and William Nathan. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he set several school football records that stand to this day. He also starred as a wrestler. He won the Intercollegiate Wrestling Association's 175-pound title in 1907.
Folwell coached Lafayette College from 1908 through 1911, amassing a 22–4–1 record.
After hearing rumors that Folwell was unhappy at Lafayette, Robert "Mother" Murphy personally recruited him to coach for Washington & Jefferson College, where he coached from 1912 to 1915 and post a 36–5–3 record and was named coach of the year in 1913.
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