Where Are They Now?

ROBIN COLE
Linebacker

1977-87

Resides in Pittsburgh area

 

 

What are you currently doing?

I am in the bakery business – Robin Cole's Unforgettable Sweets. We started initially making cheesecakes and that's our number one product. We sell to restaurants, catering companies and resorts. We are looking to get into grocery stores and selling online.

 

I started the Obediah Cole Foundation last year named in honor of my father. I am a cancer survivor and I was the first of my brother's who was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My father had symptoms of prostate cancer in his late 30s. After learning more about the symptoms, I realized he didn't know what was going on and passed away at the age of 49. After my brothers and myself were diagnosed we contacted relatives on his side. There is a lot of cancer on my father's side, starting with my grandfather. With the genetics the way they are, I knew I had to do something to get involved. My choice was to start a foundation with two other survivors. My goal is to help educate people and understand the disease and get more people screened. Early detection is a lifesaver.

 

 

What is the fondest memory from your playing career?

There were a lot, but the fondest was getting to play in the Super Bowl in my hometown. The first was the most exciting, but when we played the Rams in Los Angeles in the Super Bowl I was the runner up for the MVP in the game and it was in my hometown.

 

 

What was your best game?

There were a lot of games where I took control defensively. They will never be recognized because of all of the Hall of Famers on the team. I've had a lot of big games, but they were all games to me. It was a job I took very seriously. That was important to me. The fun of it is now talking about. It was work then and hard work. It's was fun work, though. But it was work.

 

 

What did you like most about playing for the Steelers?

The thing I liked most is I had an opportunity to play with some of the greatest players and the greatest team of all time. That would be it. I had personal goals coming in to the league, wanted to be a Hall of Famer, but sometimes you have to give up something to get something and I got to do that.

 

 

Do you still keep in touch with former teammates?

Sure, I was the president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the retired NFL Players Association. I kept in touch with a lot of guys then and still do.

 

 

Who is the one player you think should definitely be on the 75th season team?

Joe Greene.

 

 

Do you still follow the Steelers and if so, how closely?

Very close. I watch every game.

 

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