Corey Robinson (born January 1995) is a television personality and former
American football wide receiver for the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
He is now the host of
World Chase Tag
World Chase Tag is an international championship for competitive parkour involving the game of tag. Events are currently broadcast on ESPN in the United States, on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and can also be found on their social media chann ...
USA and a sideline reporter at the 2020 Olympics. He is the son of basketball superstar
David Robinson.
High school
Robinson attended
San Antonio Christian Schools in
San Antonio, Texas. As a senior, he had 67 receptions for 1,414 yards and 20
touchdowns. After the season, he was awarded the
Glenn Davis Army Award
The Glenn Davis Army Award is given annually to the player of the West team at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, who best epitomizes the US Army's high standards of excellence in community service, education, and athletic excellence. The award i ...
, and was selected to play in the
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
The All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game, held annually at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Typically played in January, the All-American Bowl is played between all-star teams representing the eastern and western United S ...
in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
He was ranked by
Scout.com as a four-star recruit, and the 43rd best
wide receiver prospect of his class. Robinson committed to play
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Notre Dame in March 2012.
College career
As a true freshman in 2013, Robinson played in all 13 games with three starts. He finished the year with nine receptions for 157 yards and one
touchdown, a 35-yard reception against
Air Force. Robinson entered his sophomore season in 2014 as a starter. He caught two touchdown passes in a 31–28 defeat against
Florida State, and had the potential winning touchdown called off with 13 seconds remaining due to an offensive pass interference penalty on a teammate. Following the regular season, he was named a First-team Academic All-American. However, in the 2016 offseason, Robinson decided to leave football after suffering a third concussion in his junior year.
Personal
His father is former
NBA
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great and
Hall of Famer David Robinson. His younger brother,
Justin, began playing basketball for
Duke in
November 2015
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, and now plays professionally.
In 2021 Robinson became a broadcaster, serving as a studio analyst for
NBC's
Notre Dame football coverage.
References
External links
Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
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Living people
Players of American football from San Antonio
American football wide receivers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
1995 births