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Former Calgary Stampeders legend Larry Robinson dies at 76
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It is with great sadness the Stampeders learn of the death of Larry Robinson, one of the longest-serving and most-decorated players in franchise history. He was 76.
A native Calgarian and an alumnus of the city’s Western Canada High School and Mount Royal College, Robinson was a Stamp for 14 seasons (1961-74) and never missed a game as he played a total of 224 regular-season games as well as 36 playoff contests.
The versatile Robinson served as a kicker for the Stamps and started his career as a receiver before making the switch to defensive back. He also returned punts and kickoffs. Robinson was the first player in CFL history to score 1,000 points, had a franchise-record 50 career interceptions and was a three-time West all-star at defensive back. He was named top Canadian in the West Division in both 1964 and 1965.
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In the 1970 West final, Robinson was the hero in one of the most memorable wins in Stamps history as his last-minute game-winning 32-yard field goal into a howling wind at Regina’s Taylor Field allowed Calgary to advance past heavily favoured Saskatchewan and into the Grey Cup.
The Calgary Stampeders played the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a best-of-three CFL West Division final series in 1970. The third game, played at Taylor Field in Regina, was played in possibly the coldest conditions ever in Canadian football. The Stamps drove the field against a very strong wind at the end of the game, and Larry Robinson kicked the game-winning field goal to send the Stamps to the 1970 Grey Cup game.
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