Fred A. RobisonFrederick Arthur Robison was an early professional American football player and a college football player and coach.Football careerA halfback, Robison played college football for Penn State before joining the Greensburg Athletic Association, one of the first football teams to pay players, in 1895. During that season, he was offered $125 a month to play for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, but accepted a counteroffer to remain at Greensburg. He spent the next season with the Pittsburgh Athletic Club before returning to Greensburg in 1897. He was the head football coach at Western University of Pennsylvania—now known as the University of Pittsburgh–from 1898 to 1899 seasons, compiling a record of 8–3–2. He played once again for Greensburg in 1900.