Edward C. Robertson

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1876–1903)}}

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| name = Edward C. Robertson

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| birth_date = November 1876

| birth_place = Albion, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date|1903|10|31}} (aged 26)

| death_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1898–1900

| player_team1 = Purdue

| player_positions = Quarterback, halfback

| coach_years1 = 1901

| coach_team1 = Earlham

| coach_years2 = 1903

| coach_team2 = Purdue (assistant)

| overall_record = 2–4

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Edward Cool Robertson (November 1876 – October 31, 1903) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana for one season, in 1901, after a successful playing career at Purdue University.{{cite web|url=http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/puath/id/106/rec/8|title=1898 Football Team|publisher=Purdue University|access-date=December 30, 2018}}

Robertson died in a tragic train accident in 1903 when he was serving as an assistant coach at Purdue. He and 15 others associated with the Purdue team perished during a train collision in Indianapolis while the team was on its way to play Indiana.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/04-media-guide/04mg-6.pdf|title=Football Media Guide|publisher=Purdue Boilermakers football|access-date=December 30, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910205625/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/04-media-guide/04mg-6.pdf|url-status=dead}}