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RIP Isiah Robertson, Southern University great, pro bowl linebacker in my youth
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:27 pm
The Rams were my team in the 70's and he was a part of some outstanding Rams teams.
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MABANK, Texas — Former two-time All-Pro linebacker Isiah Robertson was killed when the limousine he was driving skidded on a rain-slicked curve on a dark, rural East Texas highway and was hit by two other vehicles.
The Los Angeles Rams drafted Robertson from Southern University in the first round of the 1971 NFL draft. He remained with the Rams through 1978, then played in 1979-82 for the Buffalo Bills. He was named first-team All-Pro in 1973 and 1976 and was chosen for the Pro Bowl in his rookie 1971 season, as well as 1973-77.
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Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:33 pm to Lsupimp
He was a good player. RIP Isiah.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:34 pm to Lsupimp
Was a great player for the Rams.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:35 pm to Lsupimp
Saw this earlier. Man that sucks.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:40 pm to Lsupimp
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RIP Isiah Robertson, Southern University great, pro bowl linebacker in my youth
RIP. Great talent from the SWAC once upon a time.
Robertson was immortalized on NFL highlight reels by Earl Campbell , but he was much more.
This post was edited on 12/7/18 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:47 pm to sugar71
Kids today have no real idea how great/immensely talented those old Southern/Grambling-predominantly black college teams were. When I moved down here from the east coast as a little boy, the first thing my Pops did was educate me on LSU/Southern etc.I can remember he took me to the Grantland Rice Bowl at memorial stadium when I was just a little puppy and Grambling played Western Kentucky and the next year as well when Delaware played. Anyhow, I was this little weird Rams freak at age 7 that could recite the roster and their colleges and numbers etc. I loved Isiah Robertson, almost as much as James Harris (Grambling).
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:53 pm to Lsupimp
He used to hang out in Kenner in the mid to late 80’s. Talked often to him. He wasn’t rich, the money when he played wasn’t exorbitant.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:57 pm to sugar71
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Robertson was immortalized on NFL highlight reels by Earl Campbell , but he was much more.
I agree. Sadly, many only remember him for that one eventful encounter with Mr. Campbell.
Isiah Robertson was truly an outstanding linebacker. He along with Rich "Tombstone" Jackson and Mel Blount were some great defensive players that came out of Southern University during that era.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 8:59 pm to Lsupimp
I've been through that sweeping curve many times and I can guarantee you he was getting tailgated by some redneck in a pickup who couldn't stop in time once he stopped his slide. That collision knocked the limo into the path of another vehicle heading the opposite way, causing the fatality.
I really hate this but I can't figure out why he was on Hwy 198 when his halfway house charity is on a parallel road (Hwy 90).
Cowboy Super Bowl MVP Chuck Howley's ranch isn't too far north of where this happened.
I really hate this but I can't figure out why he was on Hwy 198 when his halfway house charity is on a parallel road (Hwy 90).
Cowboy Super Bowl MVP Chuck Howley's ranch isn't too far north of where this happened.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 9:11 pm to Lsupimp
That Pick 6 he achieved against the great Sonny Jurgensen and the Skins that playoff game, one of the great INTs of all-time
Posted on 12/7/18 at 9:28 pm to Lsupimp
Pimp I was at that Grambling WKU game also!
If I remember correctly there were 21 turnovers, 10 by WKU and 11 by GU.
Sammy White played in that game for Grambling. It was a hell of a hard hitting game.
Grambling didn’t have enough complete uniforms for all the players to match, some had black helmets, some gold and some red.
If I remember correctly there were 21 turnovers, 10 by WKU and 11 by GU.
Sammy White played in that game for Grambling. It was a hell of a hard hitting game.
Grambling didn’t have enough complete uniforms for all the players to match, some had black helmets, some gold and some red.
Posted on 12/7/18 at 9:30 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
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He wasn’t rich, the money when he played wasn’t exorbitant.
Probably not considering average NFL pay in 1977 /78 was $55,000 & $62,000 respectively.
2 highest paid overall NFL players 1978:
OJ Simpson: $733,358
Walter Payton: $431,500
Never see 2 Running backs as the highest paid again.
Highest paid NFL QB '78: Tarkenton/ $360,000
Linebackers: Bergey & Jack Lambert /$213,000
D Lineman: Joe Greene $174,000
I wouldn't be shocked if Robertson never cleared 6 figures most seasons , if ever.
Posted on 12/8/18 at 11:47 am to MUMFORD
quote:. Nasty.
Isiah Robertson was truly an outstanding linebacker. He along with Rich "Tombstone" Jackson and Mel Blount were some great defensive players that came out of Southern University during that era.
Just reading some old Advocate article and how he hit rock bottom with drugs and turned his life around & others by starting his own drug rehab centers.
Posted on 12/8/18 at 4:15 pm to sugar71
He did all right financially for the time, but he got on crack after he left the league and blew a ton of dough before almost being beaten to death and then getting straight. The Advocate story says
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He owned 14 houses across the country. He was the first black man to own a home at Beau Chene Country Club in Covington — a dream come true for someone who grew up in a completely different world just a few miles down the road.
Robertson had roles in movies and television. He once presented the nominations for best actor at the Emmy Awards. By the time he was traded to the Bills in 1979, Robertson signed a four-year contract worth $1 million, making him one of the highest-paid linebackers in the NFL.
Posted on 12/8/18 at 5:45 pm to sugar71
Yeah he was a big NFL badboy in the 1970s with the whole drug thing. It was a big story - he and the Steelers backup QB Joe Gilliam were in the news for the wrong reasons, before all the bad boy stuff was everywhere.
Posted on 12/8/18 at 5:53 pm to Lsupimp
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Joe Gilliam
Joe "747" Gilliam could flat throw a football.
Posted on 12/8/18 at 6:18 pm to Twenty 49
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He owned 14 houses across the country. He was the first black man to own a home at Beau Chene Country Club in Covington — a dream come true for someone who grew up in a completely different world just a few miles down the road.
Robertson had roles in movies and television. He once presented the nominations for best actor at the Emmy Awards. By the time he was traded to the Bills in 1979, Robertson signed a four-year contract worth $1 million, making him one of the highest-paid linebackers in the NFL.
Thanks . I only perused the article a time back. I'll go read the entire article again.
$250 k/ year was great for an elite LB then . Real Estate investments.
Shame .
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