Robert Black, C'89, is entering his second season as  Head Football Coach for Sewanee and his 19th season overall. Coach Black's experiences both with football and Sewanee go back a long time. He lettered in varsity football and baseball from 1985-86 through 1988-89 and was named Sewanee's Athlete of the Year in 1989. After earning his B.A. in English from The University, this Nashville native went on to coach on the Mountain as the Tiger Defensive Coordinator and Head Baseball Coach from 1990-1996.

Robert and his family moved to Texas in the summer of 1996, where he served as Athletic Director, Head Football Coach, and Head Baseball Coach for TMI Episcopal School in San Antonio. He also did graduate work at The University of Texas-San Antonio during this time.

Black moved back to his hometown, Nashville, in 2002 to Montgomery Bell Academy, his alma mater, where he has added valuable administrative experience as Director of Admission to his already impressive background. Black has also been an assistant football coach and an English teacher while at MBA. While coaching football at MBA, Black helped guide The Big Red to two state championships.

Robert and his wife, Kelley, have a son, Aubrey (8), and a daughter, Jenna (5). Kelley is a member of the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1990 Women's Tennis Team.  Kelley teaches at St. Andrew's-Sewanee and serves as the Head Tennis Coach.