Duke Foster
Biographical details
Born(1929-01-23)January 23, 1929
Atlanta, Georgia
DiedJuly 20, 1973(1973-07-20) (aged 44)
Playing career
Football
1947–1950Morehouse
Basketball
1947–1949Morehouse
Position(s)End (football)
Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1955–1956Morehouse (assistant)
1957–1966Morehouse
Head coaching record
Overall27–47–4

Robert "Duke" Foster Jr. (January 23, 1929 – July 20, 1973) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Morehouse College in Atlanta from 1957 to 1966, compiling a record of 27–47–4.[2]

Foster was born on January 23, 1929, in Atlanta. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit in 1947 and entered Morehouse College as a student that fall. He played football at Morehouse as an end from 1947 to 1950, captaining the Tigers and earning All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) honors in 1949. He also played basketball as a center and baseball at the school. After graduating from Morehouse in 1951, he served two years in the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of lieutenant. After leaving the Marines, Foster earned a master's degree in health and physical education from New York University (NYU) and returned to Morehouse as an instructor and coach in 1955.[3] He died on July 20, 1973.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1957–1966)
1957 Morehouse 2–5–1
1958 Morehouse 3–4–1
1959 Morehouse 5–2–1
1960 Morehouse 5–3
1961 Morehouse 4–43–38th
1962 Morehouse 6–25–13rd
1963 Morehouse 1–6
1964 Morehouse 1–7
1965 Morehouse 0–6–1
1966 Morehouse 0–8
Morehouse: 27–47–4
Total:27–47–4

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Foster". Ebony. 1963. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Heart Attack Fells Former Morehouse Coach". Jet. 1973. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Marion E. (July 22, 1955). "James E. Haines To Coach Morehouse Maroon Tigers". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Killian, Herty (July 28, 1973). "Koach Killian's Korner; Taps for Duke Foster". Atlanta Voice. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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