Roger Robinson was an American football

American football

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 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 who was signed by the Arizona Cardinals

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 and allocated to NFL Europe

NFL Europe

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 in 2006.

Played as the featured back of the 2006 World Bowl

World Bowl

The World Bowl was the American football Championship game of NFL Europe, similar to the Super Bowl of the National Football League.The World Bowl trophy itself was a globe made of glass measuring 35.5 cm in diameter and weighing 18.6 kg .-World League of American Football:When NFL Europe was...

 champions Frankfurt Galaxy

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, where he set the single season rushing record with 1,087 yards, topping former NFL Europe RB Mike Green with 1,057 yards in 2001. He also set the record for most 100 yards games in a season (7) despite only playing in 9 games. Robinson outgained his nearest rival in NFLE by well over 300 yrds.

Robinson was waived by the Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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 in August 2006 and put on injured reserve as an injury settlement could not be concluded. Robinson turned down an offer for the 2007 NFLE season and turned down a CFL offer. Robinson did not receive a tendered offer from the new coaching staff of the Cardinals in 2007 and became a free agent

Free agent

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 in March.

College career

At Utah State University Robinson started out his college career as a running back for the Aggies; he was recruited out of Apple Valley, California

Apple Valley, California

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 in 1999 under then head Coach Dave Arslanian

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. Robinson, who played for the Aggies under coach Mick Dennehy

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 from 2000–2002, quit the team on September 22, 2002. At Utah State, Robinson was part of a talented group of players on offense who included teammates Kevin Curtis

Kevin Curtis

-St. Louis Rams:Curtis was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 3rd round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Curtis was inactive for the first five games of 2003 after suffering a broken fibula in the final preseason game at Buffalo. In 2004, Curtis played in all but one game, totaling 32 catches for 421...

 who currently plays in the NFL as a Wide Receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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, Tight End Chris Cooley of the Washington Redskins

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, and record setting Quarterback Jose Fuentes.

Robinson transferred to Northern Arizona

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 University in 2003 where he played running back during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

Personal life

Robinson married his high school sweetheart, Ashley Fonville. Robinson also changed his last name from Fernandez to Robinson while attending college at Utah State University to honor his adoptive father. He is now a Youth Leader at First Baptist Church of Mesa, Arizona. He has four siblings, David, Daniel, Rueben, and Emily.