This Robinson family certainly knows how to produce athletes, and in fact has been doing so for three generations.
Former Washington running back Jack Robinson was the first player in college football history to be named MVP of both the Rose Bowl (1982) and Orange Bowl (1985) before entering the NFL.
His son, Nate Robinson, a three-time NBA dunk contest winner who is only 5 feet 9 inches tall, also played football for the Huskies before focusing on basketball.
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Colorado’s Deion Sanders smiles. (Chris Torres/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
There is currently a third Robinson in the (soon to be abolished) Pac-12, Namir Robinson.
The third-generation Robinson plays for the Colorado Buffaloes, Washington’s conference rival, and the former NBA star has no problem with that — because his son’s head coach said he’s ” Because he’s my favorite player.”
Robinson recently told Fox News Digital that his son playing for Deion Sanders was “a blessing.” “He’s learning a lot and he’s becoming a student of the game. What I wanted for him was to learn from the best players, be coached by the best players and to put on the cleats. He’s my favorite player of all time. He’s my all-time favorite.” He’s the reason I wore No. 2. He wanted to go to Florida State University, but he ended up going. [Washington].
“Prime was that guy, brother. He was the guy I wanted to be when I was playing football. The guy I imagined myself playing like.”
Robinson even joked that he had more fun recruiting in Colorado than his son.
“If it were me, I would have signed that paper for my son. I’d be like, ‘No, this is where you’re going, brother,'” he said.
Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks plays with his son Naimia Robinson before a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 8, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Like his father, Neimier is a 5-foot-9 cornerback (Nate had 34 tackles and two interceptions as a true freshman. In fact, Nate calls himself “the Travis before Travis Hunter.”・Hunter,” he joked.
He appeared in just one game, the final regular-season game against Utah, and will be a redshirt freshman next season.
“I’m really looking forward to my son starting his career…” Robinson said. “He’s still got a year in, so hopefully he’ll have a chance to play this year. And he’ll get a chance to show off what he’s capable of.”
Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes smiles during warmups against the Stanford Cardinal at Folsom Field in Boulder on Oct. 13, 2023. (Justin Tafoya/Getty Images)
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The Buffs won their first three games and instantly became the biggest story in sports, but lost eight of their final nine games, including the final eight.
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