Dave Robertson (2016) - NC State Athletic Hall of Fame

Dave Robertson

Individual Records

Three-year pitcher, third baseman for North Carolina A&M
Set college baseball and school records with 23 strikeouts vs. Elon (April 15, 1911)
23 strikeouts remains unofficial school record for an individual (no NC State team recorded more than 23 strikeouts until 2009, when the Pack had an NCAA-record 31 strikeouts in an 18-inning game)
Champion sprinter in 100-yard dash, broad jump and high hurdles
End, football (three years)
Center on first basketball team (1911)

Team Records

1910 South Atlantic football champions (4-0-2 record, NC State's last undefeated season in football)
1910 South Atlantic baseball champions (15-1-3)
Posted 18-3 record in 1911 and 13-6 in 1912
Had a 1-1 record in basketball in 1911

General Information

NC State's first professional athlete
Made Major League debut on June 5, 1912 with New York Giants
Hit a World Series record .500 (11-for-22) in 1917 vs. Chicago White Sox, a record that stood for 36 years until broken in 1953
Spent nine seasons in majors with New York, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates
After baseball, served as game warden and sporting goods store operator in Norfolk, Va.
Born: Sept. 25, 1889; Died: Nov. 5, 1970