Greg Robinson (American football coach)

Greg Robinson
Robinson after San Jose State's 2014 Spring Game
Biographical details
Born(1951-10-09)October 9, 1951
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 70)
Carpinteria, California, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1971Bakersfield
1972–1974Pacific (CA)
Position(s)Linebacker, center, tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1976Pacific (CA) (assistant)
1977–1979Cal State Fullerton (assistant)
1980–1981NC State (LB)
1982–1988UCLA (DL)
1989UCLA (OC)
1990–1993New York Jets (DL)
1994New York Jets (DC)
1995–2000Denver Broncos (DC)
2001–2003Kansas City Chiefs (DC)
2004Texas (co-DC)
2005–2008Syracuse
2009–2010Michigan (DC/LB)
2012Saint Francis HS (CA) (assistant)
2013Texas (DC)
2014–2015San Jose State (DC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall5–37
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Gregory McIntosh Robinson (October 9, 1951 – January 5, 2022) was an American college and professional football coach. Robinson served as the head football coach at Syracuse University from 2005 to 2008. He has served as an assistant coach with several other college football programs and for three teams in the National Football League (NFL): the New York Jets from 1990 to 1994, the Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2000, and the Kansas City Chiefs from 2001 to 2003. With the Broncos, Robinson was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams. In more recent years he has served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin, in 2004 and for part of the 2013 season, and at the University of Michigan, from 2009 to 2010.