Bob King (American football coach)

Bob King

Biographical details
Born	(1913-06-03)June 3, 1913 South Carolina, U.S.
Died	June 19, 1994(1994-06-19) (aged 81) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1934–1936	Furman
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1957	Illinois (ends)
1958–1972	Furman
Head coaching record
Overall	60–88–4
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (1970) First-team All-SoCon (1936)

Robert Burrow King (June 3, 1913 – June 19, 1994) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1958 to 1972. He had previously been an assistant football coach for ends at the University of Illinois for 11 years. He is a member of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame and was Southern Conference Media Coach of the Year in 1970. He graduated from Furman in 1937 where he played on the football team. He was succeeded by Art Baker as Furman head coach in 1973.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Furman Purple Hurricane / Paladins (Southern Conference) (1958–1972)
1958	Furman	2–7	1–2	8th
1959	Furman	3–7	3–2	4th
1960	Furman	5–4–1	2–2	5th
1961	Furman	7–3	2–2	5th
1962	Furman	4–6	2–2	5th
1963	Furman	7–3	3–2	4th
1964	Furman	3–7	1–4	T–8th
1965	Furman	5–5	2–3	T–6th
1966	Furman	2–7–1	1–4	T–8th
1967	Furman	5–5	2–3	T–5th
1968	Furman	1–9	0–4	7th
1969	Furman	1–8–1	0–4	T–6th
1970	Furman	8–3	3–2	3rd
1971	Furman	5–5–1	2–3	5th
1972	Furman	2–9	1–6	7th
Furman:		60–88–4	25–45
Total:		60–88–4