Polk Robison

Teams coached: Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech record^: 252-196 (.563)
Overall record^: 252-196 (.563)

Polk Robison
Born May 24, 1912
Died June 27, 2008
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
Alma Mater: Texas Tech University (BA, 1934)
Born in Tennessee but raised mostly in Texas, Robison graduated from Lubbock HS
Played basketball and tennis at Texas Tech, the former for head coaches Dell Morgan and Virgil Ballard
- Helped coach football and tennis at his alma mater after graduation
Started his coaching career at Burkburnett HS (TX) before returning to Tech in 1941
- Worked as an assistant football coach (under Dell Morgan) and basketball coach (under Berl Huffman)
Became the head basketball coach in 1942, holding that role for the next 19 years (save for the 1946-47 season)
- Went 252-196 overall, finishing .500 or better in 15 of 19 seasons\
  - The program competed at the NAIA level for a few years in the late 1940s, reaching the 1949 NAIA Tournament
- Reached the NCAA Tournament three times, including a Sweet Sixteen run in 1961
- Won four regular season conference titles, one Southwest and three Border
In 1960, Robison became the AD at Texas Tech and in 1961 stepped away from coaching to focus on his AD role
- Robison had been associate athletic director for five years prior to getting the AD job
- Served as athletic director for ten years in total (1960-70)
- Was the athletics administrator for finance and development from 1970 until his retirement in 1977
Passed away in 2008 at the age of 96; survived by the three children he had with late wife, Stephanie

^ overall and Texas Tech records include several seasons in which the program competed at the NAIA level