Johnny Nolan Robinson (born September 9, 1938) is an American former professional football player.
[1] Robinson is a 2019 inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, becoming the ninth member of the Chiefs' Super Bowl IV championship team to be inducted.
[4] Robinson committed to play college football at LSU, in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), under head coach Paul Dietzel.
Then, on January 1, 1959, they won the Sugar Bowl over Clemson 7–0 (making them 11-0), further winning the national championship.
[5] In a 1958 game against Tulane, Robison had four touchdowns in the second half, and United Press International named him Back Of The Week.
The dramatic game was watched by millions on television, and played an important part in creating the grounds for an AFL-NFL merger.
[3] Three years later in Super Bowl IV, the underdog Chiefs decisively defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 23–7.
[9][1] His last game came on Christmas Day 1971, when the Chiefs lost to the Miami Dolphins 24–27 after 22 minutes and forty seconds of overtime.
After twelve seasons with the same franchise, Robinson retired at age 33 in July 1972, prior to training camp.
He is a member of the All-time All-AFL Team and one of only 20 players who were in the AFL for its entire ten-year existence.