Roland “Rollie” Robbins coached football for forty-three years, including sixteen years at Interlake, where the Saints were often one of the best teams in the state. He retired in 1999 as one of the most celebrated football coaches in Washington State history, with an overall record of 231-104-2. Aside from football, Rollie also coached baseball over the years, and cross-country, and he was also a well-known math teacher.
Sadly, Coach Robbins died after suffering a stroke at his vacation cabin, on August 8th, 2007. He was 74 years old.
After he died, Seattle Prep High School set up The Rollie Robbins Endowment, which provides tuition assistance to one Seattle Prep student each year. It is designed to assist a student who exhibits leadership potential, is involved in school athletics, and who has overcome some obstacle or challenge in his or her life. These are attributes Rollie embodied.
A Seattle Times article about Rollie’s historic coaching career can be found here.
His obituary can be found here.
