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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1935-07-23)July 23, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 2001(2001-04-15) (aged 65) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Bartram (PA) Wyoming Seminary |
| College | Cornell |
| AFL draft | 1961: undrafted |
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| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1960 Rome | Long jump |
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 1959 Chicago | Long jump |
Irvin "Bo"Roberson(Pronounced: ROE-ber-sun) (July 23, 1935 – April 15, 2001) was an Americantrack and field athlete and professionalfootball player. AtCornell University he excelled in basketball, football, and track and field. At the1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy he won the silver medal in thelong jump, a centimeter short of theOlympic record 8.12 m gold medal jump byRalph Boston.
After the Olympics, Roberson had a seven-year football career as awide receiver in theAmerican Football League (AFL) with theSan Diego Chargers,Oakland Raiders,Buffalo Bills, andMiami Dolphins. He caught three passes for eighty-eight yards in the Bills' 23–0 defeat of the Chargers in the 1965American 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 atUniversity of California, Irvine and later coached track atRolling 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]
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