David Lee Robinson Jr. (February 3, 1968 – September 30, 1995) was an American professional

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defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

who played in the

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(NFL), the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the

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(CFL). He played for the

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and

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of the NFL, the Sacramento Surge of the WLAF, and the

Sacramento Gold Miners The Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners inherited a home stadium, front office staff and much of the rost ...

and Memphis Mad Dogs of the CFL. Robinson played collegiately at

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Early life and college career

Professional career

Robinson was selected by the

in the fifth round (110th pick overall) of the

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. He signed with the team on July 19, 1990. During his rookie season, he appeared in all 16 regular season games and returned 11 kickoffs for 211 yards, averaging 19.2 yards per return. The Patriots released him in final roster cuts on August 26, 1991.

Death

Robinson died in a car accident on September 30, 1995.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Junior 1968 births 1995 deaths American football cornerbacks Players of Canadian football from North Carolina Canadian football defensive backs Detroit Lions players East Carolina Pirates football players Memphis Mad Dogs players New England Patriots players Players of American football from High Point, North Carolina Sacramento Gold Miners players Sacramento Surge players Road incident deaths in North Carolina