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.
Dave Robinson
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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. NFL Jersey 89