Stacy Ladell Robinson (February 19, 1962 – May 8, 2012) was an American professional
football
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player who was a
wide receiver
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for the
New York Giants
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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for the
Prairie View A&M Panthers and
North Dakota State Bison.
Early life
Robinson grew up in the
Rondo neighborhood of
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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. He attended
Saint Paul Central High School
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.
Career
Robinson was a second round draft selection of the New York Giants in the 1985 NFL Draft. Robinson's most notable game was in week 13 of the 1986 season, when the Giants were playing the 49ers on
Monday Night Football
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. The Giants trailed 17–0 at halftime, but scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to win the game. Robinson caught the second touchdown, a 34-yard pass from Phil Simms, but he made an incredible grab on a 49-yard pass from
Phil Simms
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, down to the 1-yard line, to set up the Giants' final score. He finished with 5 catches for a career-high 116 yards receiving as the Giants won 21–17. The Giants went on to win
Super Bowl XXI
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that season over the
Denver Broncos
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, and Robinson caught three passes for a team high 62 receiving yards in the big game.
Death and legacy
Robinson died of
Multiple myeloma
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.
In 2013, the City of Saint Paul renamed Oxford Field as Stacy L. Robinson Field to honor his legacy and efforts to improve the park facility.
See also
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History of the New York Giants (1979–1993)
References
1962 births
2012 deaths
Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota
American football wide receivers
Prairie View A&M Panthers football players
North Dakota State Bison football players
New York Giants players
Place of death missing
Deaths from multiple myeloma
Saint Paul Central High School alumni
20th-century American sportsmen
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