KFDM COOP Posted June 28, 2008 Report Posted June 28, 2008 Former Texas Tech basketball coach Robison dies LUBBOCK — Polk Robison, the second-winningest coach in Texas Tech basketball history who helped elevate the program from obscurity, has died. He was 96. Robison died early Friday, Texas Tech University spokesman Chris Cook said. Robison coached Texas Tech from 1942 to 1961 and had a career record of 248-195. His teams won three consecutive Border Conference titles, and his success is credited with helping the Red Raiders break into the Southwest Conference in 1956. Five years later, Texas Tech won the league championship. "It was a monumental milestone in making Texas Tech a major college athletic force to be reckoned with," Walt Huffman, dean of Texas Tech University's law school and Robison's son-in-law, told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. After leaving coaching, Robison served as Texas Tech's athletic director from 1961 to 1969. Funeral arrangements were pending Saturday.
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