John Robinson (football coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 25, 1935 Chicago, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1957 | Oregon |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1971 | Oregon (assistant) |
| 1972–1974 | USC (OC) |
| 1975 | Oakland Raiders (RB) |
| 1976–1982 | USC |
| 1983–1991 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1993–1997 | USC |
| 1999–2004 | UNLV |
| 2010 | San Marcos HS (CA) (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 132–77–4 (college) 79–74 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 8–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1978) 5 Pac-8/Pac-10 (1976, 1978–1979, 1993, 1995) |
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| Awards | |
| Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (2003) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 (profile) |
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John Alexander Robinson (born July 25, 1935) is a former American football player and coach best known for his two stints as head coach of the University of Southern California (USC) football team (1976–1982, 1993–1997) and for his tenure as head coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (1983–1991). Robinson's USC teams won four Rose Bowls and captured a share of the national championship in the 1978 season. Robinson is one of the few college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. In 2009, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is a Board Member for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott, and is awarded annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.
Robinson grew up in Daly City, California, where he attended elementary school with future Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, and graduated from Junípero Serra High School. He attended the University of Oregon, where he played end on Oregon's 1958 Rose Bowl team.
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