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John Robinson (football coach)

John Robinson
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1935-07-25) July 25, 1935 (age 81)
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)
Awards
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (2003)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2009 (profile)

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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