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Glenn
Robinson ‘67
Men’s Basketball Coaching Legend
Hometown: Aldan, PA
High School: Lansdowne (Penn Wood)
For over 30 years, Glenn Robinson has collected more than 650 career
victories while patrolling the sidelines as the head coach of the Franklin & Marshall
College men’s basketball team. Through January 5, 2004, Robinson had
posted a 655-233 (.738) record, while his all-time mark makes him the winningest
active coach in the history of NCAA Division III men’s basketball. He
is one of just four Division III coaches ever to surpass 600 victories in
a career.
The 1991 Basketball Times Division III “Coach of the Year” and
11-time conference and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) regional “Coach
of the Year,” Robinson’s career has been remarkable in the world
of college athletics.
In terms of regular-season and NCAA Tournament success, few coaches
in the history of Division I, II or III can equal Robinson’s docket:
18 20-win seasons (including 10 from 1987-1996); 18 NCAA Division III Tournament
bids (including 11 straight from 1986-1996); four appearances in the Final
Four; and a national title game appearance in 1991.
Robinson’s career win total accounts for almost 60% of the total collegiate
victories in Franklin & Marshall men’s basketball history (1098)
since the inception of the sport in 1899-1900. In Middle Atlantic States Athletic
and Centennial Conference play from 1974-2003, the Diplomats have compiled
a 307-81 (.791) mark and have 25 conference playoff berths and 13 playoff
titles.
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