Tommy Robison is a former player in the

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Biography

Robison was born Tommy Levell Robison, Jr. on November 17, 1961 in

Merkel, Texas Merkel is a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,590 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Abilene metropolitan area. Geography Merkel is located 17 miles west of Abilene near Interstate Highway 20. The town has a ...

Career

Robison was drafted by the

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from the

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in the second round of the

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. He would go on to play for the

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during the

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and the Atlanta Falcons during the

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. He played at the collegiate level at

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

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People from Taylor County, Texas Green Bay Packers players Atlanta Falcons players Texas A&M University alumni Texas A&M Aggies football players Living people 1961 births {{Texas-bio-stub

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