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TWO-WAY GREAT
A standout on
offense and defense,
Robinson becomes
the sixth former
Nittany Lion player
to be elected to the
Pro Football
Hall of Fame.
FOOTBALL
Robinson named
to Pro Football
Hall of Fame
It took nearly 40 years, but he finally made it.
On Feb. 2, at the site of Super Bowl XLVII in New
Orleans, it was announced that former Penn State
All-America defensive end Dave Robinson had been
selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Robinson, who parlayed his great college career
into a starring role with the Green Bay Packers in
the 1960s, said he had always thought he deserved
to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio. But he wasn���t
sure he would receive the honor in his lifetime.
���After a while, you really start to appreciate what
it���s like to be in the Hall of Fame,��� Robinson told
the Journal Sentinel of Milwaukee. ���You want to
get here in the worst way. With that and with my
age and being a senior candidate, I don���t have a
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