Robert Cire
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1924 Donaldsonville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 2009 (aged 85) Cambridge, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Delta State University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957–1959 | Livingston State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–22–1 |
Robert A. Cire (March 5, 1924 – April 10, 2009) was a football head coach and educator. He was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana and raised in Greenville, Mississippi before he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946 during World War II.[1] After his service, he earned a degree from Delta State College (now Delta State University) and a master's degree in education from Columbia University in 1950.[1]
After he graduated from college, he took a position at Livingston State College (now the University of West Alabama)[1] He served as the head coach at Livingston State College from 1957 through the 1959 season and compiled an overall record of two wins, 22 losses and one tie during his tenure there (2–22–1).[2]
After coaching at Livingston State College, he became a coach at Hunter College for three years then moving to the City College of New York in 1965.[3] By 1970 he had become an educator and tennis coach at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School and retired in 1986.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston State Tigers (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference / Alabama Collegiate Conference) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Livingston State | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1958 | Livingston State | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1959 | Livingston State | 0–9 | |||||||
| Livingston State: | 2–22–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–22–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Robert A. Cire". Maryland Obituaries. Legacy.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Robert Cire Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Cire Selected As Net Coach", The Reporter, Manhattan, New York, volume LXVIII, number 12, January 11, 1965, page 8.
- 1924 births
- 2009 deaths
- West Alabama Tigers football coaches
- City College of New York faculty
- Delta State University alumni
- Hunter College faculty
- Teachers College, Columbia University alumni
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- United States Army Air Forces soldiers
- People from Donaldsonville, Louisiana
- People from Cambridge, Maryland
- American high school teachers