Robert F. Spangler (September 8, 1917 â March 31, 1992) was an American football and basketball player and coach. Following a successful played career as a quarterback at Duke University, he served as the head football coach at Atlantic Christian CollegeâÂÂnow known as Barton CollegeâÂÂin Wilson, North Carolina from 1947 to 1948 and Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 1949 to 1952.