Eddie Robinson (born April 13, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football league. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama State. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Robinson started, however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams.

Robinson also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.

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Edward Gay Robinson, Sr. (February 13, 1919 &ndash ;April 3, 2007) was an American football coach. He coached the second most victories in NCAA Division I history and the third most overall. From July 2012 to January 2015, Robinson held the Division I record, as 111 of Joe Paterno's wins had been vacated during that time as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and subsequent NCAA sanctions. With the restoration of the wins by the NCAA in 2015, Paterno has again been recognized as the Division I record holder.

For 55 years, from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1997, he was the head coach at Grambling State University, a historically black university (HBCU) in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in North Louisiana. Robinson is recognized by many college football experts as one of the greatest coaches in history. During a period in college football history when black players were not allowed to play for southern college programs, Robinson built Grambling State into a "small" college football powerhouse. He retired in 1997 with a record of 408 wins, 165 losses, and 15 ties. Robinson coached every single game from the field and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

Eddie Robinson (born June 19, 1978) is an American retired soccer player who now works in the front office for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. During his playing career he gained selection for the United States national soccer team.

Background

Born in Orlando, Florida, Robinson played college soccer at University of North Carolina from 1996 to 2000, finishing his career with four goals and eight assists in 73 games.

Professional playing career

After graduating, Robinson was selected 20th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. He saw very little playing time in the Quakes backline during his rookie year, appearing in only one game. However, in 2002 he was a fixture on the backline, due to injuries suffered by Earthquakes defenders Troy Dayak and Jeff Agoos. Robinson proved to be quite effective in set pieces due to his large vertical leap.

Robinson won two MLS Cups with the Earthquakes, in 2001 and 2003, but struggled greatly to stay healthy. Right hamstring problems limited him to 13 games in 2003, and he missed most of the 2004 season due to a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring. He became a starter in 2005.