John Robinson, a veteran football coach who led the University of Southern California to four Rose Bowl titles and helped make the Los Angeles Rams into a near-perennial playoff contender in the 1980s,

No matter where John Robinson coached, most known for his stints with USC and the Rams, his players gushed about their connection with the man.

“Every coach has a quirk. Some have more than one. For Robinson, once the game and the post-game shows were over, he was done talking about football,” wrote Dave McCann, a sports reporter for Brigham Young University and ESPN+ who was close friends with Robinson.