| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1922 |
| Died | October 17, 1975 (aged 52) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1946 | Ashland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1952 | New London HS (OH) |
| 1953–1954 | Portsmouth HS (OH) |
| 1954–1957 | Ashland |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1947 | Jeromesville HS (OH) |
| 1954–1958 | Ashland |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1959–1971 | Ashland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–10–1 (college football) 28–45 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Mid-Ohio (1954–1955) | |
| Awards | |
| Mid-Ohio Coach of the Year (1954) | |
Robert W. Brownson (December 19, 1922 – October 17, 1975) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ashland College—now known as Ashland University—in Ashland, Ohio from 1954 to 1957, compiling a record of 21–10–1. Brownson was also the head basketball coach at Ashland from 1954 to 1958, tallying a mark of 28–45. He was the athletic director at Ashland from 1959 to 1971.
Brownson died on at the age of 52, on October 17, 1975, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Eagles (Mid-Ohio League) (1954–1957) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Ashland | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Ashland | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Ashland | 3–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Ashland | 4–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Ashland: | 21–10–1 | 14–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–10–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Bob Brownson". Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Men's Basketball Record Book through 2016-17" (PDF). Ashland Eagles men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Robert Brownson Dies at 52". Mansfield News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. October 18, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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