Football History on 3rd of May

In this episode of the Football History Headlines, we discuss Ricky Bell, Tony Dorsett and the NCAA as well as many more Hall of Fame Legendary stories. We're diving into the archives to revisit the headlines that rocked the NFL landscape. From legendary draft-day decisions that chan...

Born May 3, 1941, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, was Penn State’s brilliant end from 1960 to 1962, Dave Robinson. The NFF shares that Robinson was an All-America in 1962. Dave had also been elected to the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame. In 1962 the Newark Athletic Club named Robinson the College Player of the Year. The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association named him the College Lineman of the Year as the Nittany Lions had a 24-8 record in his three years there and won two Lambert Trophies as best team in the East. Dave Robinson received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. In 1963 the big end was picked by both the Chargers in the AFL and the Packers in the 1963 Drafts. He of course chose Green Bay and played outside linebacker for Vince Lombardi’s team playing on three straight NFL Championship squads from 1965 to 1967. He was also on the Super Bowl I and II teams that took the title for Green Bay. The Pro Football Hall of Fame says he intercepted 27 passes for 449 yards and scored one pick six. Dave Robinson was selected for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

Born May 3, 1927, in Columbus, Georgia, was Bobby Davis the Georgia Tech tackle from 1944 to 1947. The National Football Foundation’s bio on Bobby says the 6-4, 220-pound freshman phenom stepped right into the varsity lineup as he combined foot speed and unusual strength to reach ball carriers and hammer them to the grass. As a senior in 1947, Davis played one of his best games for the Yellow Jackets as they blanked Duke, 7-0. That day, Davis stopped four Duke scoring threats, twice nailing the ball carrier inside the Tech 5-yard line. His coach, Bobby Dodd, said, "His tackle play was the finest I saw in any game." The opposing coach Wallace Wade of Duke agreed, calling Davis, "a truly great tackle". Davis was a four-year starter for Tech, winning All- Southeastern Conference honors in each of his three final seasons and claiming All-America laurels as a senior. Bobby Davis was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978 after the National Football Foundation tabulated the votes. After graduation, Davis played pro ball for the Boston Yanks before entering the Army.