Polk Robison (May 24, 1912 – June 27, 2008) was an American collegiate basketball and football coach and college athletics administrator who served as the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team from 1942 to 1946 and again from 1947 to 1961.
As a student at Texas Tech, Robison tried out for the football team but did not make the cut.
[1] Robison coached the Red Raiders basketball teams to their first NCAA tournament appearances—in 1954, 1956, and 1961.
[2] After stepping down from his coaching position in 1961, Robison served as the athletic director at Texas Tech until 1969.
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