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For the baseball player, see Dave Robinson (baseball).
Richard David Robinson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins.
[edit] Early life
Robinson, the youngest child of Leslie Robinson and Mary Gaines, is a native of Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey.[1] He attended Moorestown High School where he was a member of three unbeaten NJSIAA championship teams: [2][3]
- 1957 South Jersey Group III championship football team, with a record of 9-0,
- 1958 State Group III championship basketball team, with a record of 22-0,
- 1959 State Group III championship basketball team, with a record of 22-0.
[edit] College career
Robinson was a two-way player at 'end' for Penn State University from 1960-1962. The team went 24-8 under the guidance of head coach Rip Engle and assistant coach Joe Paterno. Robinson's honors in 1962 included: All-America status, College Player of the Year from the Newark Athletic Club, and College Lineman of the Year from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.[4]
Dave Robinson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He was a Gator Bowl MVP and was inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame.[5]
Robinson earned his degree in Civil Engineering at Penn State University.[6]
[edit] NFL career
Robinson was honored on the NFL's all-decade team for the 1960s as a Linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. He was named to three Pro Bowls in 1966, 1967, and 1969. Robinson played on two Super Bowl Championship teams, and won a total of three NFL Titles with the Packers.
[edit] References
- ^ Picken, Barbara and Gail Greenberg (1972), Mount Laurel: a centennial history, p.36: "Dave Robinson at the Hula Bowl which honored him as a Penn State senior in the late 1950's. Robinson was an All-American at Penn State and became a defensive end for the Green Bay Packers. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Robinson."
- ^ Offord, Jeff "Last unbeaten Moorestown team looks back", Burlington County Times, December 2, 2007, Accessed March 16, 2008. "And when you play for a football team that finishes 9-0 and wins the South Jersey Group 3 championship, the memories are rich." "Robinson ended up getting a football scholarship from Penn State, where he played under Rip Engle and Joe Paterno. He later played for Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers, being named to three Pro Bowls and starting on two Super Bowl championship teams."
- ^ South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame "DAVE ROBINSON One of the finest all-around athletes ever produced in South Jersey. The Moorestown High graduate was a standout in football, track and basketball in high school. He was a dominant inside player for Hall of Fame coach Pete Monska on teams that went unbeaten and won State Group 3 championships in 1958 and 1959. He was a steady scorer for the Quakers but his main contribution was his outstanding rebounding and defensive ability. In college he opted for football where he was a two-way player at Penn State under fabled coach Rip Engle. He earned All-American honors at Penn State and in 1997 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was a first round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers and became an integral member of Vince Lombardi's teams that captured the 1965 NFL championship and Super Bowls I and II. He was named All Pro three times from 1963 to 1972." Accessed March 16, 2008
- ^ College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ Gator Bowl Association
- ^ Dave Robinson
[edit] Sources
Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
