Tony Robinson (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tony Robinson (American football)

American football quarterback

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1964

Place of Birth: Monticello, Florida, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Tony Robinson (American football)

  • Kevin Altona "Tony" Robinson (born January 22, 1964) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Super Bowl-winning Washington Redskins as a replacement member of their team during the 1987 players' strike.
  • Along with other Redskins replacement players from that year, he was eventually awarded a Super Bowl ring. Robinson played college football at the University of Tennessee from 1982 to 1985.
  • After spending his first two seasons as a backup, he guided the 1984 squad to a 7–4–1 record and an appearance in the Sun Bowl.
  • He led the 1985 "Sugar Vols" squad through a difficult first half of the season, and was a Heisman Trophy candidate until blowing out his right knee during a close game against Alabama.
  • A few weeks after the season, he was arrested in Knoxville on charges of distributing cocaine, critically damaging his prospects in the NFL.
  • He went undrafted in the 1986 NFL Draft.In 1987, during the strike, Robinson played in one game for the Redskins after starting replacement quarterback Ed Rubbert was injured.
  • He led the Redskins' replacement players to an improbable 13–7 win over a Dallas Cowboys team that featured a number of players who had crossed the picket lines during the strike.
  • His role was loosely portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the 2000 film The Replacements.

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