Bob Robson (June 11, 1957 – April 28, 1988) was an American

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who played professionally in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

and Major Indoor Soccer League. Robson attended

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. Located within the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Ca ...

where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1978. In 1979, he turned professional with the

Atlanta Chiefs The Atlanta Chiefs were an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The team competed in the National Professional Soccer League (1967), National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League ...

of the

. On November 20, 1979, the St. Louis Steamers of the Major Indoor Soccer League signed Robson. On April 28, 1988, Robson was shot and killed by police officers. He had shot and wounded his brother-in-law with a shotgun shortly before.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Bob 1957 births 1988 deaths Soccer players from St. Louis American men's soccer players Atlanta Chiefs players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century American sportsmen People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Missouri