Bob Trocolor
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| No. 9 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback, halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 31, 1917 Oak Hill, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | July 27, 1984 (aged 67) Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hackensack (Hackensack, New Jersey) |
| College: | Long Island, Alabama |
| Undrafted: | 1942 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| As a coach: | |
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Robert G. Trocolor (March 31, 1917 – July 27, 1984) was an American football player and coach. He was also a college basketball and football head coach as well as movie actor.
Football career[edit]
Player[edit]
Trocolor played college football for the Long Island Blackbirds before transferring to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He then went undrafted in 1942 but eventually landed a spot with the National Football League's New York Giants, for whom he played for two seasons as a substitute quarterback, punt returner and halfback. In 1944, Trocolor was traded to the Brooklyn Tigers and played in two games. The team merged with the Boston Yanks in 1945, but Trocolor did not get picked up, so his professional football career ended after three seasons.
Coach[edit]
In 1974, Trocolor became the third head football coach in William Paterson University Pioneers football program history. He served for just one year and compiled a 2–7 overall record (1–4 conference).
Basketball head coach[edit]
Trocolor was chosen as the 12th head coach in Stetson University's men's basketball program history. Similar to his brief stint as a college football coach, he only stayed for one year—the 1949–50 season—before moving on. In his lone season as the Hatters' head coach he compiled a 6–16 record.
Acting[edit]
In the 1953 film Big Leaguer, Trocolor plays himself. The movie is about a group of 18- to 22-year-old men who are trying out for a Major League Baseball team, and he is one of the players.
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Hatters (Dixie Conference) (1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Stetson | 4–5–1 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Stetson: | 4–5–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey State Athletic Conference) (1974) | |||||||||
| 1974 | William Paterson | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| William Paterson: | 3–7 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–12–1 | ||||||||
Basketball[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Hatters (Independent) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949–50 | Stetson | 6–16 | |||||||
| Stetson: | 6–16 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–16 | ||||||||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Bob Trocolor at IMDb
- 1917 births
- 1984 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Brooklyn Tigers players
- Long Island Blackbirds football players
- New York Giants players
- Stetson Hatters football coaches
- Stetson Hatters men's basketball coaches
- William Paterson Pioneers football coaches
- People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
- Coaches of American football from New Jersey
- Players of American football from Bergen County, New Jersey
- Basketball coaches from New Jersey
- Male actors from New Jersey