John Joseph Robinson, Jr. (April 20, 1913 – December 27, 1971) was an

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player. A native of

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, he played college football at the

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position at the

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and was a consensus selection on the

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. Robinson was born into an affluent family from

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and owned

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during the time he was at Notre Dame. In his later years, Robinson had his legs amputated due to blood clots. He also had a heart attack in September 1970 and was hospitalized at the Nassau Hospital. He died on December 27, 1971, of another heart attack at his home in

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."Deaths Elsewhere", ''New Castle News'', Tuesday, December 28, 1971, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States Of America

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jack American football ends Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players All-American college football players Players of American football from New York (state) 1913 births 1971 deaths