Robinson had been the winningest coach in Rams history until he was surpassed this season by Sean McVay.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 12:46AMJohn Robinson, one of USC's most successful football coaches who also coached the Rams to two NFC Championship games, died Monday at 89.John Robinson, one of USC's most successful football coaches who also coached the Rams to two NFC Championship games, died Monday in Baton Rouge, La. of complications from pneumonia, USC announced.
Robinson, known to favor a strong running game, also coached two Heisman Trophy-winning running backs with the Trojans, Charles White in 1979 and Marcus Allen in 1981. The Rams fired Robinson after the 1991 season, after which he returned for a second, less successful stint as USC's head coach, from 1993-97. His best season during that stint was 1995, capped off when USC won the 1996 Rose Bowl over Northwestern, 41-32.After coaching, he did analysis on college football national radio broadcasts and was a development officer with the USC athletic department.
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