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Wayne Robinson
No. 52
	Robinson on a 1952 Bowman football card
Date of birth	January 14, 1930
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Date of death	December 20, 2015 (aged 85)
Place of death	San Diego, California, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	LB
US college	Minnesota
NFL draft	1952 / round: 8 / pick: 89
Career history
As coach
1957–1958	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (assistant)
1959–1961	BC Lions
1964–1965	Iowa (assistant)
1966–1967	Houston Oilers (assistant)
1968–1970	Green Bay Packers (assistant)
1975–1976	Atlanta Falcons (assistant)
As player
1952–1956	Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Ten (1951);
Awards	2× Pro Bowler
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Wayne Lavern Robinson (January 14, 1930 – December 20, 2015) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 through 1956. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted by the Eagles in the eighth round of the 1952 NFL draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1954 and 1955.

After his playing career, he coached in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the British Columbia Lions. He also coached at the University of Iowa, for the Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons before finally retiring in 1976.

He was named to the Philadelphia Eagles Top 75 players in franchise history in 2007 celebrating the team's 75th anniversary. He ranked at number 44.^[1] He died on December 20, 2015, in San Diego at the age of 85.^[2]

References

^ "Best of the rest 11-53".
^ "Eagles Mourn Passing Of Wayne Robinson". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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[1] "Best of the rest 11-53".

[2] "Eagles Mourn Passing Of Wayne Robinson". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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