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Bob Fetzer

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Bob Fetzer
Fetzer pictured in 1938 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1887-09-09)September 9, 1887
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1968(1968-05-19) (aged 80)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914Davidson
1921–1925North Carolina
1926–1930North Carolina (assistant)
Track
1921–1952North Carolina
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1952North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall35–13–5 (football)

Robert Allison Fetzer (September 9, 1887 – May 19, 1968) was an American football coach, track and field coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College in 1914 and as co-head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with his brother, Bill, from 1921 to 1925, compiling a career college football record of 35–13–5. Fetzer was also the head track coach at North Carolina from 1921 to 1952 and the school's athletic director from 1923 to 1952. He was later the executive secretary of the Morehead Foundation at North Carolina. Fetzer died on May 19, 1968, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Davidson (Independent) (1914)
1914 Davidson 5–1–1
Davidson: 5–1–1
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1921–1925)
1921 North Carolina 5–2–2 2–1 5th
1922 North Carolina 9–1 5–0 T–1st
1923 North Carolina 5–3–1 2–1–1 8th
1924 North Carolina 4–5 2–3 T–14th
1925 North Carolina 7–1–1 4–0–1 3rd
North Carolina: 30–12–4 15–5–2
Total: 35–13–5

References

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  1. ^ "UNC'S Fetzer Dies At 80". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. May 20, 1968. p. 12. Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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