Bob Doak

Bob Doak
Biographical details
Born	March 16, 1881
Died	July 1, 1942 (aged 61)
Playing career
Basketball
1905–1909	Guilford
Basketball
1906–1909	Guilford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1926	Guilford
Basketball
1910–1915	Elon
1915–1916	Duke
Baseball
1912–1915	Guilford
1916–1927	Elon
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1915	Elon
1916–1927	Guilford
Head coaching record
Overall	13–51–5 (football)

Robert Sydens Doak (March 16, 1881 – July 1, 1942)^[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. His stops included Elon University, Duke University, and Guilford College. Doak also served as Elon's and Guilford's athletic director during his tenures at the school. He was succeeded by his brother, Chick Doak, as Duke's head basketball coach in 1916.^[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Elon Phoenix (Independent) (1911–1915)
1910–11	Elon	1–3
1911–12	Elon	1–8
1912–13	Elon	5–10
1913–14	Elon	8–9
1914–15	Elon	12–6
Elon:		27–36
Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1915–1916)
1915–16	Trinity	9–11
Trinity:		9–11
Total:		36–47
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^ "Robert Sydens Doak (1881-1942)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^ Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.