Clarence Franklin Robison (June 18, 1923 – September 26, 2006)[2] was a track athlete and coach at Brigham Young University (BYU).

Robison put his track career on hold to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served for three years.

At the end of each day, when the other workers would load into trucks to make the journey back to town, Robison would run home.

[5] As a senior at Millard High School, Robison won the 880-yard run at the state track and field championships.

Robison also made the university's basketball team, but following the advice of his coaches, he opted to focus his efforts solely on track.

[5] Robison returned to BYU in 1949 and was promptly offered a job as head coach of the track and field team.

Though only 25 years old at the time, he agreed to discontinue his own professional career in order to help build BYU's track program.

Over the next 40 years, Robison helped BYU track and field rise to prominence on the national scene.

[9] Robison also strived to establish BYU track and field as a worldwide presence, organizing six trips to Europe for international competition.

In 1970, Robison's team claimed a share of the national title by winning the Track and Field Federation championship in Lexington, Kentucky.

Robison was named Coach of the Year in the Skyline Conference five times and received the Pembroke Award in 1975.

[9] Robison was featured in a church magazine story, July 2016 issue, about how living the Word of Wisdom helped him beat the Danish champion in Copenhagen, Denmark.