Wayne Robinson | |
Birth Date: | January 14, 1930 |
Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Death Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Number: | 52 |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Linebacker |
College: | Minnesota |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1952 |
Nfldraftedround: | 8 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 89 |
Coaching Years1: | 1957–1958 |
Coaching Team1: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (assistant) |
Coaching Years2: | 1959–1961 |
Coaching Team2: | BC Lions |
Coaching Years3: | 1964–1965 |
Coaching Team3: | Iowa (assistant) |
Coaching Years4: | 1966–1967 |
Coaching Team4: | Houston Oilers (assistant) |
Coaching Years5: | 1968–1970 |
Coaching Team5: | Green Bay Packers (assistant) |
Coaching Years6: | 1975–1976 |
Coaching Team6: | Atlanta Falcons (assistant) |
Playing Years1: | 1952–1956 |
Playing Team1: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career Highlights: |
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Awards: | 2× Pro Bowler |
Nfl: | ROB722240 |
Databasefootball: | ROBINWAY01 |
Wayne Lavern Robinson (January 14, 1930 – December 20, 2015) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 through 1956. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted by the Eagles in the eighth round of the 1952 NFL draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1954 and 1955.
After his playing career, he coached in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the British Columbia Lions. He also coached at the University of Iowa, for the Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons before finally retiring in 1976.
He was named to the Philadelphia Eagles Top 75 players in franchise history in 2007 celebrating the team's 75th anniversary. He ranked at number 44.[1] He died on December 20, 2015, in San Diego at the age of 85.[2]