Jack Robinson (American football)
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Huntington, Long Island, New York, U.S.
Garden City, New York, U.S.
.jpg) 1935 Wheaties box with Robinson photograph | |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 20, 1913 Huntington, Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 1971 (aged 58) Garden City, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Notre Dame (1932, 1934) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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John Joseph Robinson, Jr.[1] (April 20, 1913 – December 27, 1971) was an American football player. A native of Huntington, New York, he played college football at the center position at the University of Notre Dame and was a consensus selection on the 1934 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He was the son of New York State Assembly member John J. Robinson.[4]
Robinson was born into an affluent family from Long Island, New York and owned race horses during the time he was at Notre Dame.[5] In his later years, Robinson had his legs amputated due to blood clots. He also had a heart attack in September 1970 and was hospitalized at the Nassau Hospital.[6] He died on December 27, 1971, of another heart attack at his home in Garden City, New York.[7]