Robert Geering Burns (February 7, 1921 â November 6, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Augustana CollegeâÂÂnow known as Augustana UniversityâÂÂin Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1956 to 1961 and the University of South Dakota in 1962, compiling a career college football coaching record of 29âÂÂ29âÂÂ2. He died in November 2000 at the age of 80.