So Cal's All-Time Roster: No. 84

By Tom Hoffarth on October 23, 2007 9:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

No. 84:
Our pick:
==Jerry Robinson, UCLA football (1975-'78)

The College Football Hall of Famer was a wide receiver/tight end his freshman year under coach Dick Vermeil before moving him to inside linebacker just before the Rose Bowl game with Ohio State. As a linebacker, he was All-America three times -- college football's first three-time All-America since Doak Walker in the late '40s. He set a school record for most tackles in one game -- 28 against Air Force in 1976. He had 23 tackles against USC in 1977, 21 tackles in two games and 20 on another. His career total, 468 tackles, set a UCLA record. He ranked first, second, and third in tackles per season with 161, 159, 147, respectively. He returned intercepted passes for touchdowns three times on runs of 95, 72, 69 yards. The Downtown Athletic Club of New York named him Linebacker of the Year in 1977 and 1978. UCLA retired his No. 84, and SI.com named him the greatest college player to wear the number.
In 14 years in the NFL, first with the Philadelphia Eagles (drafted by Vermeil), Robinson came back to L.A. with the Raiders (wearing No. 57).