Terry Robiskie
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Terry Robiskie is a former American football player and current wide receivers coach
for the Atlanta Falcons
.
, where he was a star quarterback. He then went to the Louisiana State University
, where was converted to a running back for LSU's football team
. During his senior year, in 1976, he was named SEC Most Valuable Player and a first-team All-SEC running back. He was the first LSU running back to run for over 200 yards in a single game, gaining 214 yards in 30 attempts against Rice University
in 1976. He was also the first LSU running back to run for over 1,000 yards in a season (1976), and the first LSU running back to run for over 2,500 yards in a career (1973–76).
Drafted in the eighth round by the Oakland Raiders
, Robiskie spent five years in the NFL as a running back with the Raiders (1977–79) and the Miami Dolphins
(1980–81), while playing for legendary coaches John Madden, Tom Flores
and Don Shula
. He was a role player, gaining only 553 yards in five seasons. Robiskie was forced to retire after only five seasons due to an injury.
where he tutored Marcus Allen
to two Pro Bowls and two 1,000-yard seasons. Robiskie was the assistant special teams coach for the Raiders from 1985–87, and he tutored the Raiders tight ends in 1988.
Robiskie was the Raiders offensive coordinator from 1989-93. In 1990, Oakland ranked 9th in the NFL with 126.8 yards rushing per game and QB Jay Schroeder
ranked 6th in the NFL with a 90.8 QB rating. In 1992, the Raiders ranked 11th in the NFL with 112.1 yards rushing. In 1993, Oakland ranked 5th in the NFL in passing and 13th in total offense as Robiskie helped QB Jeff Hostetler
pass for 3,242 yards and 14 TDs. Robiskie’s 12 years with the Raiders included seven playoff stints, four division titles and a victory over the Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII.
as an offensive assistant coaching receivers. Robiskie began the 2000 season as passing game coordinator in Washington and helped the Redskins rank fifth in the NFC in total offense (337.3 yards per game) and passing (228.0 yards per game). He helped running back Stephen Davis
total 1,318 yards and 11 touchdowns on 332 attempts, including five 100-yard outings.
He concluded the 2000 season as the Redskins head coach for the final three games of the regular season following the departure of Norv Turner
. Robiskie’s record as head coach was 1-2, including a 20-3 win over Arizona on December 24.
In 2004 he was named offensive coordinator, but late in the season was named interim head coach replacing Butch Davis
who resigned under fire. His record was 1-4 in the interim role.
He interviewed as permanent head coach, but that job went to Romeo Crennel
. He then openly campaigned to remain as an assistant, and was named wide receivers coach in February 2005. He was let go in January 2007.
. His new assignment was the wide receivers coach. Robiskie was on the same Washington Redskins staff as former Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron
from 1994 to 1996.
to be their wide receivers coach
.
, Andrew, and Kyle. Brian was a wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes
football team who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2nd round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Andrew was a center for the Southern Methodist University
football team, before transferring to Western Illinois University
. Kyle also plays wide receiver for Western Illinois University
.
Wide receivers coach
A wide receivers coach is a coach in charge of the wide receivers in gridiron football. The wide receivers coach typically operates under a team's offensive coordinator. This coach also typically resides in the coach's box on gameday, often accompanied by or in place of the offensive coordinator....
for the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Playing career
Raised in Lucy, Louisiana, 25 miles (40.2 km) west of New Orleans, Robiskie went to nearby Second Ward High School in Edgard, LouisianaEdgard, Louisiana
Edgard is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,637 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, where he was a star quarterback. He then went to the Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
, where was converted to a running back for LSU's football team
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...
. During his senior year, in 1976, he was named SEC Most Valuable Player and a first-team All-SEC running back. He was the first LSU running back to run for over 200 yards in a single game, gaining 214 yards in 30 attempts against Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in 1976. He was also the first LSU running back to run for over 1,000 yards in a season (1976), and the first LSU running back to run for over 2,500 yards in a career (1973–76).
Drafted in the eighth round by the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Robiskie spent five years in the NFL as a running back with the Raiders (1977–79) and the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1980–81), while playing for legendary coaches John Madden, Tom Flores
Tom Flores
Thomas R. "Tom" Flores is a retired American football quarterback and coach. Flores and Mike Ditka are the only two people in the National Football League history to win a Super Bowl as a player, as an assistant coach, and as a head coach...
and Don Shula
Don Shula
Donald Francis "Don" Shula is a former American football cornerback and coach.He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated....
. He was a role player, gaining only 553 yards in five seasons. Robiskie was forced to retire after only five seasons due to an injury.
Raiders
He entered the coaching profession with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1982 as the assistant running backs coachRunning backs coach
A running backs coach is a coach in charge of the running backs in gridiron football. The running backs coach typically operates under the team's offensive coordinator....
where he tutored Marcus Allen
Marcus Allen
Marcus LeMarr Allen is a former American football player and, until recently, was affiliated with CBS as a game analyst. As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997...
to two Pro Bowls and two 1,000-yard seasons. Robiskie was the assistant special teams coach for the Raiders from 1985–87, and he tutored the Raiders tight ends in 1988.
Robiskie was the Raiders offensive coordinator from 1989-93. In 1990, Oakland ranked 9th in the NFL with 126.8 yards rushing per game and QB Jay Schroeder
Jay Schroeder
Jay Brian Schroeder is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins , Los Angeles Raiders , Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals .He attended Palisades High School and was a high school football teammate of actor...
ranked 6th in the NFL with a 90.8 QB rating. In 1992, the Raiders ranked 11th in the NFL with 112.1 yards rushing. In 1993, Oakland ranked 5th in the NFL in passing and 13th in total offense as Robiskie helped QB Jeff Hostetler
Jeff Hostetler
William Jeffrey Hostetler is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins. His nickname is "Hoss".-Penn State:...
pass for 3,242 yards and 14 TDs. Robiskie’s 12 years with the Raiders included seven playoff stints, four division titles and a victory over the Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII.
Redskins
Robiskie spent the next seven years with the Washington RedskinsWashington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
as an offensive assistant coaching receivers. Robiskie began the 2000 season as passing game coordinator in Washington and helped the Redskins rank fifth in the NFC in total offense (337.3 yards per game) and passing (228.0 yards per game). He helped running back Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis (American football)
Stephen Lamont Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis will be the Carolina Panthers' minority coaching intern for the 2010-11 season.-College career:...
total 1,318 yards and 11 touchdowns on 332 attempts, including five 100-yard outings.
He concluded the 2000 season as the Redskins head coach for the final three games of the regular season following the departure of Norv Turner
Norv Turner
Norval Eugene Turner is the head coach for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. He also has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, and as offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers...
. Robiskie’s record as head coach was 1-2, including a 20-3 win over Arizona on December 24.
Browns
Robiskie joined the Browns in 2001 as wide receivers coach and held that role through 2003.In 2004 he was named offensive coordinator, but late in the season was named interim head coach replacing Butch Davis
Butch Davis
Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis, Jr. is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He was the head coach at the University of Miami from 1995 to 2000, the Cleveland Browns of the NFL from 2001 to 2004, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2007 to 2011.-Early...
who resigned under fire. His record was 1-4 in the interim role.
He interviewed as permanent head coach, but that job went to Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel is the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and current defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Before becoming the head coach of the Browns, Crennel won three Super Bowls in four seasons as the defensive coordinator of the New England...
. He then openly campaigned to remain as an assistant, and was named wide receivers coach in February 2005. He was let go in January 2007.
Dolphins
Shortly after being fired by the Browns, Robiskie was hired as an assistant coach for the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. His new assignment was the wide receivers coach. Robiskie was on the same Washington Redskins staff as former Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron
Cam Cameron
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from 1994 to 1996.
Atlanta Falcons
On January 26, 2008 he was hired by the Atlanta FalconsAtlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
to be their wide receivers coach
Wide receivers coach
A wide receivers coach is a coach in charge of the wide receivers in gridiron football. The wide receivers coach typically operates under a team's offensive coordinator. This coach also typically resides in the coach's box on gameday, often accompanied by or in place of the offensive coordinator....
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Coaching timeline
- 1982-1984 Los Angeles Raiders RB
- 1985-1987 Los Angeles Raiders ST
- 1988 Los Angeles Raiders TE
- 1989-1993 Los Angeles Raiders OC
- 1994-1999 Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
WR - 2000 Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
PGC/Interim HC - 2001-2003 Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
WR - 2004 Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
OC/Interim HC - 2005-2006 Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
WR - 2007 Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
WR - 2008- Atlanta FalconsAtlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
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NFL coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | WAS Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
2000 2000 NFL season The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants.Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000... |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 4th in NFC East | – | – | – | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| CLE | 2004 2004 NFL season The 2004 NFL season was the 85th regular season of the National Football League.With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 9, 2004 to January 2, 2005... |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 3rd in AFC North | – | – | – | – | ||
| CLE Total | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |||||
Personal
Robiskie and his wife, Cynthia, have three sons: BrianBrian Robiskie
Brian Robiskie is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns selected Robiskie in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the 36th overall pick. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio...
, Andrew, and Kyle. Brian was a wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes
2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium...
football team who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2nd round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Andrew was a center for the Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
football team, before transferring to Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University is a public university founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. Like many similar institutions of the time, Western Illinois State Normal School focused on teacher training for its relatively small body of students. As the normal school grew, it became...
. Kyle also plays wide receiver for Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University is a public university founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. Like many similar institutions of the time, Western Illinois State Normal School focused on teacher training for its relatively small body of students. As the normal school grew, it became...
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External links
- http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RobiTe0.htm