
- Name
- Robert Strohm
- Class
- Sophomore
- Hometown (Last School)
- Chicago, IL
- Seasons
- 1936-37
- Birthday
- March 16, 1916
Robert Strohm was born John Robert Strohm on March 16, 1916, in Minnesota, to Erwin Long Strohm and Eva May Moore. At some point, the family moved to Kenilworth in Cook County, Illinois.
Strohm played both football and basketball at Kentucky. He lettered in basketball on the frosh squad for the 1935-36 season and saw action in a single basketball game during the 1936-37 season. Kentucky won the Southeastern Conference championship that season. He was a member of The Triangle, an engineering social fraternity, and Lamp and Cross. He was also a member of the Norwood Mining and Metallurgical Society. He was president of his junior class.
He graduated from UK on June 2, 1939, with a bachelor of science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. He returned to the Chicago area following graduation
Strohm passed away on September 5, 2002 at the age of 86, in Lantana, Florida.
