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|name=Bo Roberson
|birth_date=July 23, 1935
 
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|number=26, 40, 46
|birth_place= [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
 
|death_date={{death date and age|2001|04|19|1935|07|23}}
 
|death_place= [[Pasadena, California]]
 
 
|position=[[Wide receiver]]
 
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1935|7|23}}
|college=[[Cornell University|Cornell]]
 
 
|birth_place=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|DraftedYear=1961
 
 
|death_date={{Death date and age|2001|4|15|1935|7|23}}
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|death_place=[[Pasadena, California]]
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|height_ft=6
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|weight_lbs=195
|Honors='''[[American Football League]] Champion, 1965'''
 
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|college=[[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]]
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|undraftedyear=1961
|years=1961<BR>1962-1965<BR>1965<BR>1966
 
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|pastteams=
|teams='''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[San Diego Chargers]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Oakland Raiders]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Buffalo Bills]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Miami Dolphins]]
 
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* [[San Diego Chargers]] ([[1961 American Football League season|1961]])
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* [[Oakland Raiders]] ([[1962 American Football League season|1962]]–[[1965 American Football League season|1965]])
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* [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1965 American Football League season|1965]])
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* [[Miami Dolphins]] ([[1966 American Football League season|1966]])
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* [[American Football League]] champion (1965)
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* [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1965)
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|pfr=R/RobeBo00
 
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'''Irvin ("Bo") Roberson''' (July 23, 1935 &ndash; April 15, 2001) was an [[United States|American]] [[Track and field|track and field athlete]] and American collegiate and [[Professional Football]] player. At [[Cornell University]] he excelled in [[basketball]], [[College football|football]] and track and field. At the [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome, Italy]] he won the silver medal in the [[long jump]], a centimeter short of the [[List of Olympic records in athletics|Olympic record]] 8.12 m gold medal jump by [[Ralph Boston]].
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'''Irvin "Bo" Roberson''' (July 23, 1935 April 15, 2001) was an American [[Track and field|track and field athlete]] and [[American football|football]] player. At [[Cornell University]] he excelled in [[basketball]], football, and track and field. At the [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome, Italy]] he won the silver medal in the [[long jump]], a centimeter short of the [[List of Olympic records in athletics|Olympic record]] 8.12 m gold medal jump by [[Ralph Boston]].
   
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 [[Professional American football championship games|American Football League Championship Game]].
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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 [[Professional American football championship games|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.
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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]].
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Roberson is the only person to have an Ivy League degree, a Ph.D., an Olympic medal and a career in the NFL.<ref>Hoover, Brett,{{cite web|url=http://ivyleaguesports.com/documents/boknows2.pdf |title="The Bo You Didn't Know" |accessdate=December 7, 2013 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615015506/http://ivyleaguesports.com/documents/boknows2.pdf |archivedate=June 15, 2006 |df= }} IvyLeagueSports.com, 2006, Retrieved December 7, 2013</ref>
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At the time of his death, he was retired from a position as psychologist with the Los Angeles Unified School District.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/212923712/</ref>
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
{{Portal|Biography}}
 
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]
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* [[List of American Football League players]]
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* {{Find a Grave|25461576}}
*[http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsRaiders.htm#BoRoberson Roberson's 1965 Topps football card]
 
*[http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/bh04-roberson.asp Six page biography]
 
*{{Find a Grave|25461576}}
 
   
 
{{1965 Buffalo Bills}}
 
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{{1966 Miami Dolphins}}
 
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
 
| NAME = Roberson, Bo
 
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Roberson, Irvin
 
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American long jumper and American football wide receiver
 
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 23, 1935
 
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
 
| DATE OF DEATH = April 15, 2001
 
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Pasadena, California]]
 
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Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for the Flag of the United States.svg United States
Olympic Games
Silver 1960 Rome Long jump
Pan American Games
Gold 1959 Chicago Long jump
Bo Roberson
No. 26, 40, 46
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:(1935-07-23)July 23, 1935
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died:April 15, 2001(2001-04-15) (aged 65)
Pasadena, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Cornell
Undrafted:1961
Career history
* San Diego Chargers (1961)
Career highlights and awards
* American Football League champion (1965)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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.

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

  1. Hoover, Brett,""The Bo You Didn't Know"". Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060615015506/http://ivyleaguesports.com/documents/boknows2.pdf. Retrieved December 7, 2013. IvyLeagueSports.com, 2006, Retrieved December 7, 2013
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/212923712/

External links

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