Hall of Fame
Joel Robertson distinguished himself as both an athlete and a coach at Wofford. As a football center, Robertson was voted the team MVP for two consecutive years in 1939 and 1940, earning All-American honorable mention status in 1940. As head basketball coach from 1947-58, his teams won 157 games and were recognized as state champs three times. After a tour of duty as an infantry major in World War II, he returned to Wofford in 1946 as an assistant football coach, head basketball coach, business manager and golf coach. In 1983, Robertson was chosen to Wofford’s All-Time Football team as an offensive lineman. Added letters in basketball and baseball.
