Robert V. Whitlow was an American military officer, football coach, university athletic director, and sports club executive. He served as the first head football coach and athletic director of the United States Air Force Academy in 1955. Whitlow had a twenty-year career in the United States Air Force, and during World War II, saw combat as both a bomber and fighter pilot. After his military service, he worked for the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise as its first "athletic director."
Whitlow in his P-51 which bears markings from his two aerial kills on November 26, 1944
Whitlow in front of his P-51D, "Hi Nell".
Air Force Falcons football
The Air Force Falcons football program represents the United States Air Force Academy in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Air Force has been a member of the Mountain West Conference since its founding in 1999. The Falcons play their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Troy Calhoun has been the team's head coach since 2007.
Running back Asher Clark and the Falcons take on the Houston Cougars during the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl
Presentation of the 2016 Commander in Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Falcons
Head coach Troy Calhoun (left) leads the Falcons, which he has since the 2007 season
Air Force Academy Falcons free safety Bobby Giannini (#11) prepares to finish off Tennessee tailback Montario Hardesty, while Falcons defensive end Josh Clayton (#97) loosens Hardesty's grip on the football. The Falcons lost 31–30 in 2006.
