Chiefs How About Some Love for Johnny Robinson?

**gblowfish** · 01-28-2019, 07:05 PM

KC will most likely have TWO guys go into the Pro Football HOF this year. Gonzo is a lock. The veterans committee have narrowed in on Chiefs Great Johnny Robinson, our free safety who played for 11 years in a great secondary. He covered Alworth, and Biletnikoff, and Don Maynard, and Warren Wells and a host of other great AFL receivers. He was the Texans first round draft pick out of LSU in 1960. Chose the Chiefs over the Detroit Lions who picked him in the NFL Draft. His first season he played offense as a flanker, then was moved to defense and played free safety. He was one of the greatest defensive backs in the history of pro football, but has been overlooked up to this year. Look at these accomplishments:
Super Bowl champion (SB IV)
Pro Bowl (1970)
First-team All-Pro (1970)
NFL interceptions leader (1970)
3× AFL champion (1962, 1966, 1969)
6× AFL All-Star (1963–1968)
5× First-team All-AFL (1965–1969)
2× Second-team All-AFL (1963, 1964)
AFL interceptions leader (1966)
AFL All-Time Team
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor
First-team All-SEC (1958) LSU (his team) won the National Championship.

He was also one of only 20 players who played every season the AFL existed. He played in Super Bowl IV with broken ribs. His last game as a Chief was the Miami Double OT Playoff game in 1971. He got hurt and retired after that game. This one really impresses me: He intercepted in all three AFL championship games and Super Bowl IV for Chiefs victories. The winningest player in American Football League history, his team never lost to the Raiders, Chargers, Oilers, Broncos, Patriots, Jets or Dolphins when Robinson made an interception.

If he gets picked, he'll join Culp, Buchanan, Lanier, Bell and Thomas to be the sixth guy off that defense to make the Pro Football HOF. You can put that defense up against the 85 Bears or Steel Curtain. It was amazing. Here's a picture from Robinson's rookie season as a flanker (#42) with Cotton Davidson #19 the Chiefs first QB. This is against the Buffalo Bills in Dallas. Buffalo wore silver and blue then, because Ralph Wilson, their owner, was a part owner of the Detroit Lions before he got the Bills, and patterned their uniforms after the Lions. Paul Brown did the same thing with the Cincinnati Bengals. He came from the Cleveland Browns, and copied Cleveland's uniforms for the Bengals.

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gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	How About Some Love for Johnny Robinson? KC will most likely have TWO guys go into the Pro Football HOF this year. Gonzo is a lock. The veterans committee have narrowed in on Chiefs Great Johnny Robinson, our free safety who played for 11 years in a great secondary. He covered Alworth, and Biletnikoff, and Don Maynard, and Warren Wells and a host of other great AFL receivers. He was the Texans first round draft pick out of LSU in 1960. Chose the Chiefs over the Detroit Lions who picked him in the NFL Draft. His first season he played offense as a flanker, then was moved to defense and played free safety. He was one of the greatest defensive backs in the history of pro football, but has been overlooked up to this year. Look at these accomplishments: Super Bowl champion (SB IV) Pro Bowl (1970) First-team All-Pro (1970) NFL interceptions leader (1970) 3× AFL champion (1962, 1966, 1969) 6× AFL All-Star (1963–1968) 5× First-team All-AFL (1965–1969) 2× Second-team All-AFL (1963, 1964) AFL interceptions leader (1966) AFL All-Time Team Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor First-team All-SEC (1958) LSU (his team) won the National Championship. He was also one of only 20 players who played every season the AFL existed. He played in Super Bowl IV with broken ribs. His last game as a Chief was the Miami Double OT Playoff game in 1971. He got hurt and retired after that game. This one really impresses me: He intercepted in all three AFL championship games and Super Bowl IV for Chiefs victories. The winningest player in American Football League history, his team never lost to the Raiders, Chargers, Oilers, Broncos, Patriots, Jets or Dolphins when Robinson made an interception. If he gets picked, he'll join Culp, Buchanan, Lanier, Bell and Thomas to be the sixth guy off that defense to make the Pro Football HOF. You can put that defense up against the 85 Bears or Steel Curtain. It was amazing. Here's a picture from Robinson's rookie season as a flanker (#42) with Cotton Davidson #19 the Chiefs first QB. This is against the Buffalo Bills in Dallas. Buffalo wore silver and blue then, because Ralph Wilson, their owner, was a part owner of the Detroit Lions before he got the Bills, and patterned their uniforms after the Lions. Paul Brown did the same thing with the Cincinnati Bengals. He came from the Cleveland Browns, and copied Cleveland's uniforms for the Bengals. Attached Thumbnails
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