Robert "Showtime" Turner, Jr. (March 22, 1971 – May 19, 1991) was an American

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player. Turner was born on March 22, 1971, in

Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat, and the population at the 2010 census was 23,856. Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vic ...

to Robert and Ruby Turner. He played quarterback for the Port Gibson High School Blue Waves; later he gained acclaim as a defensive back for

Jackson State University Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...

. He earned Division I-AA All America and All-Southwestern Athletic Conference Honors in 1990. After a breakout season, Turner was shot on Sunday, May 19, 1991, outside a nightclub in Port Gibson.

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* * * 1971 births 1991 deaths Sportspeople from Vicksburg, Mississippi African-American players of American football Players of American football from Mississippi American football defensive backs Jackson State Tigers football players Deaths by firearm in Mississippi 20th-century African-American sportspeople Murdered African-American people People murdered in Mississippi Male murder victims {{Defensiveback-1970s-stub