Hall of Fame
The winningest coach in Braves basketball history, he coached the baseball, basketball and football teams simultaneously for 26 years while also serving as athletics director. His combined, triple-sport coaching record was a remarkable 704-407-16 (.632).
On the basketball court, he led BU to its first four postseason tournament appearances -- the 1930 National AAU Tournament and the NIT in 1938, 1939 and 1947. In fact, the 1938 and 1939 National Invitation Tournaments were the first two NITs.
In his role as head coach and administrator, he successfully directed Bradley out of the small-school Little 19 conference affiliation into a nationally recognized athletic program and eventually into the Missouri Valley Conference.
Robertson Memorial Field House is named in his honor, and it served as the men’sbasketball home arena from 1948 to 1982.
The Institutional Great distinction honors a player, coach or athletic administrator who competed or worked at a current league school, when the institution was not a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.