College and military Robb was born in
Pitcairn, Pennsylvania and attended
Peabody High School in
Pittsburgh. Upon his high school graduation, he attended college at both
Penn State University and
Columbia University. Playing the positions of
halfback,
fullback and
quarterback, Robb was a standout in
football at the college level. In 1916, he scored 36 points for the Nittany Lions against
Gettysburg College, establishing the record for most points scored in a game by a Penn State player. He was elected captain of the
Penn State football team in 1917, however he enlisted in the
US Army instead, serving as a
lieutenant during
World War I. He was again elected to captain the 1918 Penn State team, however after receiving his commission as a lieutenant his college career moved him to Columbia University, where he played
end. During the war, he was stationed with the
79th Infantry Division in
France. However, he still played football for the 79th Division and was selected for the All-
AEF team. He rejoined Penn State in 1919.
Professional career Robb made his professional debut in 1921, in the American Professional Football League (which was renamed the
National Football League in 1922) with the
Canton Bulldogs, playing alongside football legend
Jim Thorpe. At Canton, he helped the Bulldogs win back-to-back
NFL Championships in 1922 and 1923. In 1924, the
Pottsville Maroons of
Pennsylvania's Anthracite League signed Robb for
their season which resulted in the Maroons winning the Anthracite League Championship. He then returned to Canton and coached the Bulldogs for two seasons beginning in 1925. He then returned to the field as a player, signing with the Pottsville Maroons, who were now members of the National Football League, playing alongside football greats
John McNally (Johnny Blood) and
Pete Henry. Robb remained with Pottsville until the team
relocated to Boston in 1929. Robb's whereabouts after 1928 are only speculative, but it is possible that he took up coaching outside of professional football. He was an official (umpire) in the 1947 NFL championship game between the Cardinals and Eagles. In 1962, he donated a wool Canton Bulldogs warm-up sideline jacket from the early 1920s to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1963, Robb represented his former teammate,
Wilbur Henry, as Henry was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame. ==Death==