Four-time All-Pro player, who was the Rams\u2019 No. 10 overall draft pick out of Southern University, played 111 games for the team from 1971-78.<\/b>
\nIsiah Robertson, a four-time All-Pro selection as a linebacker for the Rams in the 1970s, died in a car accident in Texas on Thursday night at age 69, according to a report from NFL.com.
The Rams used the No. 10 overall pick of the 1971 draft on Robertson, known as \u201cButch,\u201d who quickly took over as a starting linebacker and was named the NFL\u2019s defensive rookie of the year that season.
Rams linebacker Isiah Robertson (58) and most of the Rams defense have the officials cornered claiming that the Saints faked field goal which resulted in a touchdown pass from holder Tom Blanchard to defensive end Elois Grooms was illegal, Oct. 30,1977, in New Orleans. The officials said not and the score counted. (AP Photo)
Out of Southern University, Robertson played for the Rams from 1971-78 and also made the Pro Bowl six times. He starred for the Rams won they won six consecutive NFC West titles, from 1973-78, and in 111 games with the Rams, Robertson recorded 18 interceptions and two touchdowns.
The Rams traded Robertson to Buffalo in 1978 and he played four more seasons with the Bills.
The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed to NFL.com on Friday that Robertson died Thursday in a three-car accident near Mabank, Texas. The report said Robertson \u201cwas driving a limousine in the rain at an unsafe speed around a curve before skidding and coming to a rest\u201d before being hit by two other cars.
According to another published report, Robertson most recently worked as the executive director for a drug-treatment center in Mabank called House of Isaiah.
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