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Jerry Robinson (linebacker)

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Jerry Robinson

Robinson in 2018
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Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1956-12-18) December 18, 1956 (age 67) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, California)
College:	UCLA (1975–1978)
NFL draft:	1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1979–1984) Los Angeles Raiders (1985–1991)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1981) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1980, 1981) Pro Bowl (1981) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1979) 2× Unanimous All-American (1977, 1978) Consensus All-American (1976) Pop Warner Trophy (1978) 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1976, 1977, 1978) UCLA Bruins No. 84 retired
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 19.5 Interceptions: 12 Touchdowns: 2
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Jerry Dewayne Robinson (born December 18, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, and earned All-American honors. Chosen in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL.

Robinson was born in San Francisco, California. He attended Cardinal Newman High SchoolinSanta Rosa, California, where he played for the Cardinal Newman high school football team.

Robinson attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played for the Bruins from 1975 to 1978. He was recruited as a tight endbyDick Vermeil, his future professional coach, who converted him to linebacker. He was a three-time consensus first-team All-American (1976, 1977, 1978). Robinson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Robinson in the first round (21st pick overall) in the 1979 NFL Draft, and he played for the Eagles from 1979to1984. He was a member of the Eagles for Super Bowl XV, and was chosen for the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season. He finished his NFL career with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1985to1991. In his thirteen NFL seasons, he played in 184 games, started 147 of them, and compiled twelve interceptions and fifteen fumble recoveries.