Robert Kent Gooch
American football player and track athlete (1893–1982)
 Gooch in 1912 | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1893-09-26)September 26, 1893 Roanoke, Virginia, US |
| Died: | May 22, 1982(1982-05-22) (aged 88) |
| Career history | |
| College | Virginia (1912–1914) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Kent Gooch (September 26, 1893 – May 22, 1982) was an American football player and track athlete. Gooch was a quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers football team of the University of Virginia. He was named a Rhodes Scholar, but the First World War interrupted his studies.[1] During the war, Gooch served with the American Ambulance Corps with the French forces on the Somme front, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre.[2] He is the namesake of the Robert Kent Gooch Scholarship, for second and third-year college students who have a record of outstanding academic achievement and a record of outstanding service to others.[3] For many years Gooch was a political science professor at UVA, writing several books.[4] He is buried at the University of Virginia Cemetery. A named professorship of political science, the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, was established in his honor at the university, with Larry Sabato the incumbent as of 2018.
Early years
Gooch was born on September 26, 1893, in Roanoke to William Stapleton Gooch, a lawyer, and Mary Stuart Anderson. His ancestry was English and French; a descendant of Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet.[5] In 1895, the family moved to Louisa Court House, VA.
University of Virginia
Gooch played quarterback for Virginia from 1912 to 1914. He led the Cavaliers to an 8–1 record in 1914, when he was teammates with the likes of Buck Mayer and James L. White. One fellow said, "When Gooch took the ball he moved so fast that he seemed to be in four places at one time, and the referee tried to penalize Virginia for having 15 men on the field."[6] Professor W. A. Lambeth of Virginia selected Gooch for his All-Southern team in 1914.[7] He later returned as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
References
- ^ Hernando Herrera. "Robert Kent Gooch" (PDF).
- ^ "Bobby Gooch Given French War Cross". Virginia. 5 (7): 77. 1916.
- ^ "Robert Kent Gooch Scholarship".
- ^ "Gooch, R. K. (Robert Kent), 1893-1982 - The Online Books Page".
- ^ "Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia". 1914.
- ^ Chris Cramer (October 16, 1948). "In the Sportlight". The Cavalier Daily.
- ^ Spalding's Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1915.
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Virginia Cavaliers starting quarterbacks
- Herbert Barry (1887)
- William Daggett (1890)
- Oliver W. Catchings (1891)
- Dill (1892)
- Saunders Taylor (1894)
- Archie Hoxton (1895–1896)
- Ferdinand Walsh (1897)
- William A. Shibley (1898–1899)
- Brodie Nalle (1900)
- Ed Tutwiler (1901)
- John Pollard (1902–1905)
- Oscar Randolph (1903–1906)
- Sam Honaker (1906–1909)
- Robert Kent Gooch (1913–1914)
- Norborne Berkeley (1915)
- William J. Wagenknight Jr. (1916)
- Long (1919)
- Witt (1920)
- McCoy (1922)
- Bill Dudley (1940–1941)
- Tabb Gillette (1942)
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- Ray Brown (1946)
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- Whitey Michels (1949)
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- Charlie Harding (1952)
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- Stan Fischer (1959)
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- Bob Davis (1964–1966)
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- Danny Fassio (1969)
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- George Allen (1972)
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- Andy Hitt (1976)
- Chip Mark (1977–1978)
- Todd Kirtley (1979–1980)
- Gordie Whitehead (1981)
- Wayne Schuchts (1982–1983)
- Don Majkowski (1984–1986)
- Scott Secules (1986–1987)
- Shawn Moore (1988–1990)
- Matt Blundin (1989–1991)
- Bobby Goodman (1991–1992)
- Symmion Willis (1993)
- Mike Groh (1994–1995)
- Tim Sherman (1996)
- Aaron Brooks (1997–1998)
- Dan Ellis (1999–2000)
- David Rivers (1999)
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- Anthony Martinez (2003)
- Christian Olsen (2006)
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- Phillip Sims (2012)
- David Watford (2013)
- Greyson Lambert (2014)
- Matt Johns (2014–2016)
- Kurt Benkert (2016–2017)
- Bryce Perkins (2018–2019)
- Brennan Armstrong (2020–2022)
- Lindell Stone (2020)
- Jay Woolfolk (2021)
- Tony Muskett (2023)
- Anthony Colandrea (2023)
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