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|position=[[Runningback]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1944|12|19}}
|birth_place=[[Tucson, Arizona]]
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|weight=198
|college=[[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]
|draftyear=1968
|draftround=3
|draftpick=82
|debutyear=1968
|debutteam=Cincinnati Bengals
|finalyear=1973
|finalteam=Houston Oilers
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* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|1968}}-{{NFL Year|1971}})
* [[Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1972}})
* Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1972}})1
* Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1973}})
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* 2x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1969 Pro Bowl|1968]], [[1970 Pro Bowl|1969]]
* First-Team [[All-Pro]] selection ([[1968 All-Pro Team|1968]])
|statseason=1973
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|statlabel1= Carries
|statvalue1=737
|statlabel2=Rushing Yards
|statvalue2=2,947
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'''Paul Harvey Robinson''' (born December 19, 1944 in [[Tucson, Arizona]]) is a former professional [[American football]] [[running back]] for two seasons in the [[American Football League]] and five seasons in the [[National Football League]]. Paul Robinson played only one year at the [[University of Arizona]], but in his first year as a professional, he gained 1,023 yards rushing and scored eight [[touchdowns]].  He was the second man to gain over 1,000 yards in his first year in professional football in the U.S., the first being [[Cookie Gilchrist]].  He was named to the 1968 and 1969 [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star Team]] and led the 1968 Western AFL All-Star team to victory over the Eastern All-Stars.  He was the 1968 [[United Press International]] and ''[[The Sporting News|Sporting News]]'' [[American Football League Rookies of the Year|AFL Rookie of the Year]].<ref name="ea061122"/>

Robinson is the only running back in professional football history to gain over 1,000 yards in a season for a first-year expansion team (the [[1968 Cincinnati Bengals season|1968 Cincinnati Bengals]]). He also led the AFL in rushing in his rookie season.

==See also==
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="ea061122">{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Wright |work=Eastern Arizona Courier |title=Robinson has been through it all |url=http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2006/11/22/sports/sports01.txt |date=November 22, 2006 |accessdate=April 12, 2010}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/paulrobinson/profile?id=ROB677100 NFL.com player page]

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{{s-bef|before=[[George D. Webster|George Webster]] & [[Dickie Post]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[American Football League Rookies of the Year|American Football League Rookie of the Year]]|years=1968}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Greg Cook]] & [[Carl Garrett]]}}
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{{1968 Cincinnati Bengals}}

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tucson, Arizona]]
[[Category:American football running backs]]
[[Category:Arizona Wildcats football players]]
[[Category:Birmingham Americans players]]
[[Category:Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) players]]
[[Category:Cincinnati Bengals players]]
[[Category:Houston Oilers players]]
[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]
[[Category:American Football League Rookies of the Year]]
[[Category:American Football League rushing leaders]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Arizona]]


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