Robinson guided the Gophers to three national championships over his 30 seasons leading the program.
J Robinson, the wrestling coach who guided the Gophers to three NCAA team championships over 30 seasons, leading the program, has died at age 79.
The Gophers wrestling program announced Robinson’s death on social media Sunday, March 29, but did not provide further details.
Robinson coached the Gophers from 1986 to 2016, winning NCAA championships in 2001, ’02 and ’07 and coaching 14 individual national champions. Under Robinson, the Gophers also won six Big Ten team titles, and he was named Big Ten Coach of the Year eight times. Continue reading at startribune.com →