Tony Robinson (American football)

Robinson played college football at the University of Tennessee in 1985 as a quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was a Heisman Trophy candidate until blowing out his right knee. He was arrested in Knoxville on cocaine charges, and sentenced to 90 days on a penal farm plus 6 years probation.^[1]^[2]

In 1987, during the strike, Robinson played in one game for the Redskins after Ed Rubbert was injured. He led the Redskins' replacement players to a 13-7 win over a Dallas Cowboys team that featured a number of players who had crossed the picket lines during the players' strike. His role was loosely portrayed by Keanu Reaves in the 2000 film The Replacements.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Tony Robinson, Vols Quarterback", December 11, 2000, Albert Chen, Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Color doesn't count; UT's black quarterbacks have left giant tracks", By David Keim, Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved April 5, 2010.

Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks

Galiffa Warren Wyche Scott Holloway Wallace Ryan Streater Alatorre Cockrell Robinson Francis Kelly Shuler Colquitt Helton Manning Martin Suggs C. Clausen Schaeffer R. Clausen Ainge Crompton Simms Bray

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Name	Robinson, Tony
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth	January 22, 1964
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