Roberts, Eugene L. (Eugene Lusk), 1880-1953
Dates
- Existence: 1880 - 1953
Biographical History
Eugene L. Roberts (1880-1953) was an athletics coach at Brigham Young University.
Eugene Lusk Roberts was born May 13, 1880 in Provo, Utah. While spending his childhood and young adulthood in Utah Valley, he married Sytha Brown in 1906. Soon thereafter they served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany.
After his return he attended the University of Utah, studying under William Gilbert Anderson. He spent 1909-1910 serving as an assistant instructor at Yale University only to return to Utah County to serve as the Coach of Athletics at Brigham Young University between 1909 and 1910, and coached the university's basketball team between 1911 and 1928. As coach, he led BYU to place second in the National Amateur Athletic Union tournament in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. During this time, he also served as a member of the National Basketball Rules Committee Advisory Board between 1925 and 1927. In 1949, he was awarded the Helms Athletic Foundation medal for his service as BYU's basketball coach. While coaching basketball, he also coached track--which led to him helping Olympic athletes like Alma Richard and Clinton Larsen winning records in 1912 and 1932.
Roberts passed away in Provo, Utah on July 9, 1953.
Citation:
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Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Cluff Jr. : scholar, educational administrator and explorer, second principal of Brigham Young Academy, and first president of Brigham Young University; a study of the life and labors of one of Utah's first school administrators / by Eugene L. Roberts and Mrs. Eldon Reed Cluff, 1947
Brigham Young University programs for Timpanogos Hike
Includes various printed programs from the Timpanogos Hike, hosted by Brigham Young University.
Eugene L. Roberts correspondence, 1916-1972
General items, and letters from his wife Sytha, Charles J. Hart, Harrison R. Merrill, and John A. Widtsoe.
Eugene L. Roberts general files, 1912-1967
Information on Timpanogos peak and hikes, address on BYU history, certificates, donor acknowledgements, Utah County Outdoor Association, minutes, by-laws, and correspondence, poetry, manuscripts for a biographical thesis and a practicum on Roberts.
Eugene L. Roberts "History of BYU Physical Education, Sports, and Athletics" files, 1875-1953
Typewritten manuscripts on general history of BYU, and correspondence with individuals contributing information for the compilation.
Eugene L. Roberts photograph of summer hike along Provo River, 1912
Reproduction of a photograph of summer hike along Provo River by Eugene L. Roberts, 1912. Print created between 1970 and 1975.
Eugene L. Roberts photograph of summer hike along Provo River, 1912
Eugene L. Roberts photograph of summer hike along Provo River
Eugene L. Roberts subject files, 1920-1953
Dr. Kerr's history of athletics at University of Utah involving athletic competition with BYU, and related correspondence.
Leadership material, "Syllabus for Stake Institutes in Teaching Training, Social Recreational Leadership, Charities and Relief Work Manual for Stake and Ward Social Committees," 1920 (From this concept came the BYU Leadership Weeks): also letter of explanation from Arthur L. Beeley to E.L. Roberts.
The march of the Mormon Battalion
Typewritten draft with handwritten corrections, 73 pages in length. Also included are 9 pages of handwritten research notes. The article was originally published in "A Century of Mormon Activities in California" vol. 1, edited by Leo J. Muir. Roberts relates the background and history of the "Mormon Battalion" in the war with Mexico (1846-1848), including its activities in California, and tells about the monuments and markers that have been built to honor the members of that unit.