Robert Erwin Tanner (September 27, 1907 – December 8, 1997) was an American football player.
[1] He was selected as a first-team end on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
[3] He was the first University of Minnesota athlete to win nine varsity letters in major sports.
[4] Tanner played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and tackle for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1930.
[5] After his football career ended, Tanner worked as a sales representative for the National Can Co. Ne moved to Florida in 1990.