Dave Robinson

Richard David Robinson

Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.

Born: May 3, 1941 in Mount Holly, NJ
College: Penn St. (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 3rd round (17th overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 94 (212th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2013

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Fine Details · Last updated May 23, 2013 11:25AM

All-Time Rank: #193. Pat Swilling… #194. Howie Long… #195. Jack Pardee… #196. DAVE ROBINSON… #197. Harold Jackson… #198. Len Dawson… #199. Neil Smith…

All-Time Rank: #193. Pat Swilling… #194. Howie Long… #195. Jack Pardee… #196. DAVE ROBINSON… #197. Harold Jackson… #198. Len Dawson… #199. Neil Smith…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1963	22	GNB		89	14																2
1964	23	GNB	LLB	89	11																7
1965	24	GNB	LLB	89	14			3	141	0	87	0	0	0	2	2	0				10
1966*	25	GNB	LLB	89	14			5	60	0	23	0	0	0	2	7	0				14
1967*+	26	GNB	LLB	89	14			4	16	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0				17
1968	27	GNB	LLB	89	14			2	18	0	18	0	0	1	1	0	0				13
1969*	28	GNB	LLB	89	14								0	0	1	0	0				11
1970	29	GNB		89	4	0		2	33	0	20	0									4
1971	30	GNB	LLB	89	14	0		3	44	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0				8
1972	31	GNB	LLB	89	14	0		2	10	0	7	0	0	0	1	14	0				10
1973	32	WAS	LLB	89	14	14		4	98	1	39	0	0	0	2	0	0				13
1974	33	WAS	LLB	89	14	14		2	29	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0				10
Career					155	28		27	449	1	87	0	0	1	12	23	0				119
10 yrs		GNB			127	0		21	322	0	87	0	0	1	9	23	0				96
2 yrs		WAS			28	28		6	127	1	39	0	0	0	3	0	0				23

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1967*+	26	GNB	LLB	89	14							1	0	0	0	0.0	0
1968	27	GNB	LLB	89	14							2	29	0	19	14.5	29
1969*	28	GNB	LLB	89	14							3	31	0	15	10.3	31
1972	31	GNB	LLB	89	14	0						1	20	0	20	20.0	20
Career					155	28						7	80	0	20	11.4	80

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1973	32	WAS	LLB	89	14	14						1		1					6
Career					155	28						1		1					6

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Vaughan Johnson, Andy Hawkins, Anthony Griggs, Thomas Davis, Broderick Thomas, Brandon Short, Mel Kaufman, Dhani Jones, Mike Hawkins, Charlie Hall
4	Joe Fortunato, Vaughan Johnson, Tom Jackson, Pat Swilling, Roger Zatkoff, Brian M. Williams, Paul Naumoff, Keith Mitchell, Tom Howard, Mike Johnson
5	Tom Jackson, Pat Swilling, Lee Roy Caffey, Jerry Robinson, Cornelius Bennett, Lofa Tatupu, Greg Lloyd, Joey Porter, Jim Lynch, Vaughan Johnson
6	Tom Jackson, Terrell Suggs, Jim Lynch, Joey Porter, Levon Kirkland, Bobby Bell*, George Webster, Tim Harris, Chad Brown, Dan Currie
7	Tom Jackson, Joey Porter, Randy Gradishar, Phil Villapiano, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Sam Mills, Mike Stratton, Terrell Suggs, Cornelius Bennett
8	Tom Jackson, Jason Gildon, Sam Mills, Chad Brown, Walt Michaels, Tim Harris, Terrell Suggs, Wayne H. Walker, Mike Stratton, Keith Bulluck
9	Joe Fortunato, Keith Bulluck, Tom Jackson, Joey Porter, Sam Mills, Seth Joyner, Jason Gildon, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Mike Stratton
10	Joe Fortunato, Tom Jackson, Joey Porter, Cornelius Bennett, Chad Brown, Phil Villapiano, Sam Mills, Walt Michaels, Jason Gildon, Charles Haley
11	Walt Michaels, Joe Fortunato, Joey Porter, Dave Wilcox*, Tom Jackson, Jessie Armstead, Phil Villapiano, Charles Haley, Chad Brown, Cornelius Bennett
12	Dave Wilcox, Joe Fortunato, Walt Michaels, Tom Jackson, Joey Porter, Cornelius Bennett, Rickey Jackson, Wayne H. Walker, Andre Tippett*, Clay Matthews
Career	Dave Wilcox, Walt Michaels, Joe Fortunato, Joey Porter, Andre Tippett, Robert Brazile, Levon Kirkland, Bill Bergey, Andy Russell, Jessie Armstead

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1966 1967 1969	First-Team All-Pro 1967	Approximate Value 1967 NFL 17 (4)	Interceptions 1966 NFL 5 (9)
Intercept. Ret. Yds 1965 NFL 141 (3)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1973 NFL 1 (3)	Long Intercep. Return 1965 NFL 87 (4)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1966	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1967	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1968	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1968	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1968	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1969	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1969	2nd Team	All-NFL	Hall of Fame
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI

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