Robin Sendlein is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. Sendlein was drafted in the second round by the Minnesota Vikings out of the University of Texas at Austin in the

1981 NFL Draft The 1981 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981, at the New York She ...

. His son,

Lyle Sendlein Lyle Sendlein (born March 16, 1984) is a former American football center. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Texas. Early years Coached by Ron Estabrook at Chaparral High Sch ...

, also played football for the Longhorns and followed in his father's footsteps to the NFL where he was part of the

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

. Robin joined the Phoenix Fire Department in January 1997, promoting to the rank of Engineer. He recently retired out of Phoenix Fire Station 1, and now resides in Texas.

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1958 births Living people American football linebackers Miami Dolphins players Minnesota Vikings players Players of American football from Nevada Sportspeople from Las Vegas Texas Longhorns football players {{linebacker-1950s-stub