Robert Horace "Doc" Erskine (July 4, 1904 – February 1, 1978)[1] was an American college football and basketball coach.
"Doc" was born on the Fourth of July in Waukegan, Illinois, to Caroline V. Griffith (1870–1952) & Robert James Erskine (1878–1925).
“During his six-year tenure as head coach, Erskine won four Prep championships,” wrote Ronald J. Drez in Gallant Fighting Sons.
[7] In March 1933, Loyola University New Orleans appointed Erskine as its head football coach, replacing Clark Shaughnessy.
In that role, he logged over 15,000 miles, including a 4,400-mile outing to Seattle (via Chicago) in preparation for a game against Washington State.
[12] He intended to remain at the school the following year,[13] but he received military orders to report for duty in the United States Army Air Corps at Lowry Field as a first lieutenant in July.
[3] In September 1943, he was serving in the Air Corps Intelligence Division and was promoted to the rank of captain and discharged as a major.