page_title: Robert L. Myers (coach)
section_title: Centre
hierarchical_section_title: Robert L. Myers (coach) / Coaching career / Centre
caption_attribution_description: English: The 1921 Centre Colonels football team after defeating Harvard
context_page_description: Robert Lee "Chief" Myers was an American football coach and athletic director foundational in the success of the Centre Praying Colonels football programs of Centre College in the period from 1917 to 1924. This era included the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game, one of the sport's greatest upsets.
context_section_description: As one writer explains, Centre's success in football from 1917 to 1924 "came about because one man dreamed it, and put his feet to the ground with a plan, and then realized his dream to make Centre the No. 1 football team in America. That person was Robert Livingston "Chief" Myers, who had been a 98-pound weakling when he played football. He was a scrub and they made him the water boy. But he had a love for football, a passion for football, so even though he didn't make varsity, that didn't stop him from wanting to coach Centre, and didn't stop him from trying to put together the best team possible."
caption: Centre returning from its defeat of Harvard. Myers is in the center, his face partly obstructed by the wheel.
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