At 89 years old, John Robinson, a renowned coach in both USC football and the Los Angeles Rams, has passed away.

The USC football coaching legend, John Robinson, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018, passed away at the age of 89, the school announced on Monday.

USC said Robinson died from complications of pneumonia.

John Madden, a tight end from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attended high school with Robinson and played at Oregon. He was a member of the 1958 Rose Bowl team and got his coaching start with the Ducks as an assistant. He was with the program from 1960 to 1971.

He accepted the offensive coordinator position at USC and was with the Trojans for three seasons before moving to the Oakland Raiders as the running backs coach under Madden. The Raiders reached the AFC Championship before losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The following years would be the most prosperous of Robinson's career. Between 1976 and 1997, he served as the head coach of USC and the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.

At USC, he led the team to a national championship and four conference titles, achieving a record of 104-35-4. The school had a 7-1 bowl game record with him as head coach. The 1978 national championship team included Marcus Allen, Anthony Munoz, and Ronnie Lott, all of whom eventually made it to the NFL.

In 1983, Robinson replaced Ray Malavasi as the new head coach of the Rams, who had a 2-7 record. In his first season, he led the team to a 9-7 record. Over the next six seasons, he guided the Rams to the playoffs in each season except one. During this time, the team made it to two NFC Championships but never reached the Super Bowl.

He was 75-68 from 1983 to 1991.

His wife, four children, two stepchildren, and 10 grandchildren survive him.

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