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Irvin "Bo" Roberson (July 23, 1935 – April 15, 2001) was an American track and field athlete and football player. At Cornell University he excelled in basketball, football, and track and field. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy he won the silver medal in the long jump, a centimeter short of the Olympic record 8.12 m gold medal jump by Ralph Boston.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | July 23, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died: | April 15, 2001 (aged 65) Pasadena, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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| High school: | John Bartram (PA) Wyoming Seminary |
| College: | Cornell |
| Undrafted: | 1961 |
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 | 1960 Rome | Long jump |
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 1959 Chicago | Long jump |
After the Olympics, Roberson had a seven-year Pro Football career as a wide receiver in the American Football League with the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, and Miami Dolphins. He caught three passes for eighty-eight yards in the Bills' 23–0 defeat of the Chargers in the 1965 American Football League Championship Game. Roberson led the league in all purpose yards in 1964, and was named to the AFL All-Star Game in 1965.
After his NFL career was over, Roberson became the first track and field coach at University of California, Irvine and later coached track at Rolling Hills High School.
Roberson is the only person to have an Ivy League degree, a Ph.D., an Olympic medal and a career in the NFL.[1]
At the time of his death, he was retired from a position as psychologist with the Los Angeles Unified School District.[2]
See also
References
- Hoover, Brett,""The Bo You Didn't Know"" (PDF). Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) IvyLeagueSports.com, 2006, Retrieved December 7, 2013 - "19 May 2001, Page 32 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
External links
- Bo Roberson at Find a Grave
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Irvin « Bo » Roberson (né le 23 juillet 1935 à Blakely et mort le 15 avril 2001 à Passadena) est un athlète américain spécialiste du saut en longueur.[it] Bo Roberson
Irvin Roberson, detto Bo (Blakely, 23 luglio 1935 – Pasadena, 15 aprile 2001), è stato un lunghista e giocatore di football americano statunitense.[ru] Роберсон, Бо
Ирвин «Бо» Роберсон (23 июля 1935, Блейкли[d], Джорджия — 15 апреля 2001 или 19 апреля 2001[1], Пасадина, Калифорния) — американский легкоатлет и профессиональный игрок в американский футбол. Чемпион Панамериканских игр 1959 года и серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 1960 года в прыжках в длину.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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