Paul Robson (Canadian football)

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Paul Robson
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Positions Center  • Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1941-01-30) January 30, 1941 (age 84)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College North Dakota
Career history
1964 – 1972 Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Paul Robson, OM (born January 30, 1941) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at the University of North Dakota. [1] He served as assistant general manager of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers between 1974 and 1983. [2]

From 1987 to 1988, he served as general manager of the Ottawa Rough Riders. [3]

Robson would go on to be inducted into the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hall of Fame in 1991, and serve as CEO for both Red River Exhibition, and the Canad Inns Corporation. [4]

In 2017, he was made a Member of the Order of Manitoba. [5]

In 2020, Robson was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Robson football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ↑ "True Grid: Riders' Robson has done it all, from selling popcorn to running team". Google News Archive Search. Ottawa Citizen. January 13, 1987.
  3. ↑ Staff (April 18, 2017). "Paul Robson". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Paul Robson". Sport Manitoba. November 6, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Twelve Manitobans to Receive Order of Manitoba July 13". July 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ Wyman, Ted (December 19, 2020). "TOP 50 IN 50: Part one of our look at Winnipeg's most influential sports figures the past half-century". Winnipeg Sun.


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