SPORTS

Rutgers sports road sites during Robeson's career

FOOTBALL

1915 (7-1)
10/2 at Princeton
10/30 Springfield at Newark
11/20 at Stevens
11/25 at NYU
1916 (3-2-2)
10/28 at Brown
11/4 Holy Cross at Newark
12/2 Washington & Jefferson at Polo Grounds
1917 (7-1-1)
10/13 at Syracuse
10/20 at Lafayette (Easton, PA)
10/27 at Fordham
11/24 Newport at Ebbetts Field
1918 (5-2)
10/26 at Lehigh (Bethlehem, PA)
11/9 at Penn State
11/16 Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Ebbetts Field
11/23 Syracuse at Polo Grounds

BASKETBALL

1915-16 (3-4)
at CCNY
1916-17 (4-5)
at CCNY
at Pennsylvania
at Princeton
1917-18 (5-3)
at Pennsylvania
at Lafayette
1918-19 (6-3)
at Princeton
at Yale

Robeson's Professional Football Career

Paul Robeson played professional football for two teams while attending law school at Columbia College in 1921 and in 1922. In 1921 Robeson played in eight of the Akron Pros' twelve game schedule. He played both tackle and end positions for Akron. The Akron Pros were a member of the American Professional Football Association. Robeson played on the Akron Pros with the famous Fritz Pollard. "Little" Fritz Pollard was an All-Ameircan in college like Robeson and was also a famous African American football star from the beginnings of professional football. In 1922 the National Football League was founded and Robeson played on one of the founding teams, the Milwaukee Badgers. Robeson played end for the Badgers. Below are a listings of the games for both teams. We are not sure which games Robeson actually played in and if he played anymore after 1922. Any additional information will be greatly appreciated.

1921 - Akron Pros

Sept. 25 v. Columbus Bulldogs in Akron

Oct. 2 v. Cincinnati Celts in Akron

Oct. 9 v. Chicago Cardinals in Chicago

Oct. 16 v. Detroit Tigers in Detroit

Oct. 23 v. Canton Bulldogs in Canton

Oct 30 v. Rochester Jeffersons in Akron

Nov. 6 v. Columbus Panhandles in Columbus

Nov. 13 v. Buffalo All-Americans in Buffalo

Nov. 20 v. Dayton Triangles in Dayton

Nov. 24 v. Canton Buuldogs in Akron

Dec. 3 v. Buffalo All-Americans in Buffalo

Dec. 4 v. Chicago Cardinals in Chicago

1922 - Milwaukee Badgers

Oct. 1 v. Chicago Cardinals in Chicago

Oct. 8 v. Toledo in Toledo

Oct. 15 v. Racine Legion in Milwaukee

Oct. 22 v. Green Bay Packers in Milwaukee

Oct. 29 v. Hammond Pros in Milwaukee

Nov. 19 v. Oorang Indians (from Marion Ohio) in Milwaukee

Nov. 26 v. Green Bay Packers in Green Bay

Nov. 30 v. Racine Legion in Racine

Dec. 3 v. Canton Bulldogs in Canton