{"id":125013,"date":"2024-11-12T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125013"},"modified":"2024-11-12T15:25:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:25:46","slug":"john-robinson-legendary-usc-and-rams-coach-dead-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125013","title":{"rendered":"John Robinson, legendary USC and Rams coach, dead at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams confirmed Robinson\u2019s death on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of complications from pneumonia, USC said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is high on the short list of football coaches who enjoyed significant success in both the college and pro ranks. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Closeup of USC coach John Robinson yelling during spring practice, Los Angeles, CA. <span class=\"credit\">Sports Illustrated via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>John Robinson victorious, getting carried off the field by his team after winning a game vs Michigan in Pasadena, CA. <span class=\"credit\">Sports Illustrated via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He went 104-35-4 at USC and 75-68 with the Rams, winning postseason games and contending for championships regularly with both teams. <\/p>\n<p>Robinson was particularly successful in bowl games, going 8-1 in the postseason with USC and UNLV.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson was a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his two successful tenures at USC. He also became the winningest coach in Rams history during his nine-year tenure with the NFL club. Sean McVay passed Robinson\u2019s career victories total only last month.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Robinson coached at USC from 1976 to 1982 and again from 1993 to 1997. <\/p>\n<p>He never had a losing record at the school, and his Trojans won five conference titles and four Rose Bowls. <\/p>\n<p>Running backs Charles White (1979) and Marcus Allen (1981) won the Heisman Trophy while playing in Robinson\u2019s relentless rushing offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson moved to the Rams in 1983 and reached the playoffs in six of his first seven seasons, winning four playoff games and advancing to two NFC championship games.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>John Robinson leads his team out onto the field prior to the Trojans\u2019 26-14 win over Washington State at the Los Angeles Coliseum.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robinson spent six seasons coaching UNLV after his second USC tenure, also serving a stint as the Rebels\u2019 athletic director. He was most recently a senior consultant at LSU from 2019 to 2021 during the tenure of head coach Ed Orgeron.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson was born July 25, 1935, in Chicago, and he grew up in the Bay Area, attending prep school with close friend John Madden and graduating from high school in 1954. He played tight end on Oregon\u2019s 1958 Rose Bowl championship team before beginning his coaching career with the Ducks.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson became John McKay\u2019s offensive coordinator at USC in 1972, coaching the unbeaten 1972 consensus national championship team and the 1974 team that went 10-1-1. Robinson left the Trojans for one year to join Madden with the Oakland Raiders, but returned to USC in 1976 when McKay took over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Former head coach of the Los Angeles Rams John Robinson addresses the media in Los Angeles, Jan. 3, 1992.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robinson coached USC to seven outstanding seasons, winning the Pac-8 or Pac-10 titles and the Rose Bowl in three of his first four years in charge. His 1978 team was named national champions by the UPI coaches\u2019 poll, while Bear Bryant\u2019s Alabama won the AP title. He coached a long list of stars during his tenure, from White and Allen to Pro Football Hall of Famers Anthony Munoz, Ronnie Lott and Bruce Matthews.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson kept winning in 1983 when he moved to the Rams, who played their home games in Anaheim, California. With an offense led by Eric Dickerson, Robinson\u2019s teams racked up six playoff appearances and lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions in two conference title games.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s second tenure at USC included a fourth Rose Bowl victory, but the school dismissed him following the 1997 season.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson then coached UNLV from 1999-2004, taking over a program that had lost 16 games in a row. He got the Rebels to only the third bowl appearance in school history in just his second season, but Robinson stepped away after the 2004 season with a 28-42 record at the school. One of his more notable victories was a 23-5 win at No. 14 Wisconsin in 2003.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>University of Southern California\u2019s football coach John Robinson, standing on a field during a game. <span class=\"credit\">Bettmann Archive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Head coach John Robinson of the USC Trojans celebrates his 100th win after a game against the UNLV Running Rebels at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFootball lost a legend today,\u201d UNLV director of athletics Erick Harper said. \u201cCoach Robinson was revered by his players, peers, fans and co-workers. He led a wonderful life on and off the football field at so many places, including here at UNLV as both a coach and administrator. Our thoughts and prayers go out to John\u2019s family as we remember all that he did for the sport nationally and right here in Las Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson spent many years between his coaching jobs in broadcasting on television and radio. He returned to football five years ago at LSU as a consultant to Orgeron, the former USC coach.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is survived by his wife, Beverly, his four children, two stepchildren and 10 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>A celebration of Robinson\u2019s life will be held following the college football season, in accordance with his wishes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/11\/sports\/john-robinson-legendary-usc-and-rams-coach-dead-at-89\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. 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