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3 consecutive years of starting LSU backs who played pro football
Posted on 4/5/14 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 4/5/14 at 2:20 pm
Recently I was reminded a former neighbor, who played football at Tulane, gave me his LSU scouting reports for 1957-58. At the time my older sister was an LSU student.
From 1957-1959, LSU fielded backfields composed of players who ended up in pro football.
1957
QB M.C. Reynolds, fullback Jimmy Taylor, halfbacks Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
1958
QB Warren Rabb, fullback Red Brodnax, halfbacks Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
1959
QB Warren Rabb, fullback Earl Gros, halfbacks Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
Three members of the 1957 backfield (Taylor, Cannon, Robinson) were subsequently voted to the Pro Bowl during their pro football careers. Jimmy Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Johnny Robinson was a 7-time Pro Bowl player who was nominated six times for the Hall of Fame.
From 1957-1959, LSU fielded backfields composed of players who ended up in pro football.
1957
QB M.C. Reynolds, fullback Jimmy Taylor, halfbacks Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
1958
QB Warren Rabb, fullback Red Brodnax, halfbacks Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
1959
QB Warren Rabb, fullback Earl Gros, halfbacks Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
Three members of the 1957 backfield (Taylor, Cannon, Robinson) were subsequently voted to the Pro Bowl during their pro football careers. Jimmy Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Johnny Robinson was a 7-time Pro Bowl player who was nominated six times for the Hall of Fame.
This post was edited on 4/5/14 at 2:22 pm
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 2:28 pm to knorth
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Johnny Robinson
First Tiger with a national championship and super bowl ring and vastly underappreciated and unrecognized by many LSU fans.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:16 pm to Holden Caulfield
It's wrong that Johnny Robinson was never voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
quote:
When asked who he believes has been most snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, hall of fame member Lance Alworth told me, “Johnny Robinson of the Chiefs. He was the best defensive back I ever played against. He’s my man.”
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:17 pm to knorth
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