NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
Dave Robertson
- Induction:
- 2016
Robertson HOF Video
Awards
- 1910 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Association (football)
- 1916 National League home run champion (12 HRs)
- 1917 National League home run co-champion (12 HRs)
Individual Records
- Three-year pitcher, third baseman for North Carolina A&M
- Set college baseball and school records with 23 strikeouts vs. Elon (April 15, 1911)
- 23 strikeouts remains unofficial school record for an individual (no NC State team recorded more than 23 strikeouts until 2009, when the Pack had an NCAA-record 31 strikeouts in an 18-inning game)
- Champion sprinter in 100-yard dash, broad jump and high hurdles
- End, football (three years)
- Center on first basketball team (1911)
Team Records
- 1910 South Atlantic football champions (4-0-2 record, NC State's last undefeated season in football)
- 1910 South Atlantic baseball champions (15-1-3)
- Posted 18-3 record in 1911 and 13-6 in 1912
- Had a 1-1 record in basketball in 1911
General Information
- NC State's first professional athlete
- Made Major League debut on June 5, 1912 with New York Giants
- Hit a World Series record .500 (11-for-22) in 1917 vs. Chicago White Sox, a record that stood for 36 years until broken in 1953
- Spent nine seasons in majors with New York, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates
- After baseball, served as game warden and sporting goods store operator in Norfolk, Va.
- Born: Sept. 25, 1889; Died: Nov. 5, 1970
ACC Tipoff Q&A
Tuesday, October 07
Zoe Brooks and Zamareya Jones on ACCN Set at ACC Tipoff
Tuesday, October 07
Coach Moore ACCN Interview at ACC Tipoff
Tuesday, October 07
S2E6 Pulse Of The Pack
Monday, October 06
