Robin Cole
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Positions | Linebacker, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Compton (Compton, California) | ||||||||
| College | New Mexico | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1977: 1st round, 21st overall pick | ||||||||
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Robin Cole (born September 11, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and later with the New York Jets. He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos.
Cole was the seventh of ten children born to Obediah and Georgia Mae Cole. He attended high school at Compton High School, graduating in 1973. His cousin, Willie Davis, was a Hall of Fame defensive end for the Green Bay Packers who won five NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls.[1]
He furthered his education at the University of New Mexico where he became an All American and the first person to be a first round draft pick out of the university.[2]