Johnny Robinson
| No. 42 |
| Safety |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: September 9, 1938 (1938-09-09) (age 71) |
| Place of birth: Delhi, Louisiana |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: LSU |
| AFL Draft: 1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: |
| Debuted in 1960 for the Dallas Texans |
| Last played in 1972 for the Kansas City Chiefs |
| Career history |
As player:
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| Career highlights and awards |
- 8× All Star/All Pro
- 6× AFL All-Star selection (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
- 1× All Pro selection (1970)
- 6× First-team All-AFL/All-Pro selection (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970)
- 3× Second-team All-AFL/AFC selection (1964, 1964, 1971)
- American Football League Champion, 1962, 1966, 1969
World Champion 1969
- AFL All-Time Team
- Pro Football HOF Team of the Decade 60's
- Pro Football HOF First Combined All Pro Team
- All Time Super Bowl Team Nominee
- AFL Interceptor of the Year 1966
- NFL Interceptor of the Year 1970
- Kansas City Chiefs All Time Team
- Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
- Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
- LSU Sports Hall of Fame
- Member Super Bowl IV Championship team
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| Career NFL statistics as of 1972 |
| INT |
57 |
| INT yards |
741 |
| Touchdowns |
18 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Johnny Nolan Robinson (born September 9, 1938 in Delhi, Louisiana) is a former American football safety from Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team. He founded and operates a youth home for troubled boys in Monroe, Louisiana, and has been a long-time supporter of children's causes. He was a master thief for the American Football League's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, leading the league in interceptions with 10 in 1966 and 1970, and 58 for his career, a team record.
Robinson was a member of the Texans in their 1962 20-17 double-overtime victory over the two-time defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers in the longest Professional Football league championship game ever played, and the last Professional game in Dallas' Cotton Bowl (stadium). He played in Super Bowl I in 1967. In Super Bowl IV, the underdog Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7. Late in the first half, Robinson picked up a Minnesota fumble to help seal the Vikings' fate. With Chiefs rushing to congratulate him, lying on the turf, Robinson symbolically held one finger high to signify that the Chiefs were the best team in professional football. Robinson also had an interception off Joe Kapp in the fourth quarter.
Robinson retired in the summer of 1972 prior to training camp. His last game came on Christmas Day 1971, when the Chiefs lost to the Miami Dolphins 27-24 after 22 minutes, 40 seconds of overtime. It remains (through the 2006 NFL season) the longest game in NFL history. That contest was also the Chiefs' last game in Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. Robinson thus played in the sport's longest championship game and in its absloute longest game, each game closing out professional football in its respective stadium.
Robinson was a six-time All-American Football League selection who played that Super Bowl game with three broken ribs. Five times the interception leader on the Chiefs, Robinson redefined the role of the safety in professional football. Opposing quarterbacks soon learned to keep the ball away from him. A member of the All-time All-AFL Team and one of only twenty players who were in the American Football League for its entire ten-year existence. He was a member of a team that won eight division titles, three league championships and Super Bowl IV. The Chiefs were an amazing 35-1-1 when Robinson made an interception proving that he was a real impact player.
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Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame |
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