Charles Rogers "Bull" Robinson (May 30, 1925 – February 3, 2007) was an American offensive tackle and defensive middle guard who played for the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
[1] His skills were of sufficient proficiency that in June 1948 Robinson served as one of the sparring partners of top heavyweight boxer Jersey Joe Walcott.
[3] Robinson played two years in the National Football League (NFL), first making the roster of the Green Bay Packers in 1951 as a tackle.
[11] Robinson was one of just four black players on the 1954 Colts, along with Hall of Famer Buddy Young, star halfback George Taliaferro, and end Mel Embree.
[12] In a rainy October 10 game against the Chicago Bears, Robinson scored his only career touchdown when he recovered a first period fumble in the end zone, accounting for six of the Colt's nine points in a 28–9 loss.
[1] While he was still at Green Bay in 1951, Robinson first learned about the opportunity for the poorly-paid NFL players of the day to earn money off the field as professional wrestlers.
[1] He began to pursue wrestling as a career after his return to Baltimore, training at a local YMCA with fellow wrestler Frank Veney[14] before joining a circuit that toured Texas and New England.