{{Infobox NFL biography | name = Darwin Robinson | number = | position = Running back | birth_date = | birth_place = Redfield, South Dakota, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 198 | high_school = Redfield | college = Dakota State | draftyear = 1974 | draftround = 8 | draftpick = 196 | pastteams = * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1974|1975}}) * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1976}}) | highlights = * South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame * NAIA All-American (1972) * 2× All-SDIC (1972, 1973) * Boot Hill Bowl champion (1971) * SDIC champion (1973) | pfr = }} '''Darwin Keith Robinson''' is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Darwin Robinson |url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/r/robi01150.html |website=profootballarchives.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
==Early life== Robinson attended Redfield High School in Redfield, South Dakota. He played collegiately at Dakota State University where he helped the Trojans win the Boot Hill Bowl in 1971, becoming the first collegiate team from South Dakota to ever win a postseason bowl game.<ref>{{cite news |title=DSU to Honor 50th Anniversary of Boot Hill Bowl Championship Team at Homecoming |url=https://www.amazingmadison.com/dsu-sports/dsu-to-honor-50th-anniversary-of-boot-hill-bowl-championship-team-at-homecoming/ |work=KJAM |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> He also helped lead the Trojans to their first ever conference championship in 1973.<ref>{{cite news |last=Huntimer |first=Nick |date=September 13, 2023 |title=50th anniversary – 1973 DSC Trojan Football SDIC Championship Team |url=https://dsuathletics.com/news/2023/9/13/50th-anniversary-1973-dsc-trojan-football-sdic-championship-team.aspx#:~:text=Dakota%20State%20put%20on%20an,and%20Toney%20Blanks%20took%20charge. |work=dsuathletics.com |location=Madison, SD |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> He was named an NAIA All-American in 1972, and earned All-SDIC honors in 1972 and 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dakota State University NAIA Men's All-Americans |url=https://dsuathletics.com/sports/2023/5/14/mens-all-america.aspx |website=dsuathletics.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All-Conference list |url=https://dsuathletics.com/sports/2023/5/14/men-all-conference.aspx |website=dsuathletics.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
Robinson was also a member of the Dakota State Trojans track and field team.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 2, 2019 |title=2020 South Dakota Sports of Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/sports/2020-South-Dakota-Sports-of-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-565720511.html |work=dakotanewsnow.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
Robinson graduated from Dakota State University in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Darwin Robinson |url=https://www.beckys-place.com/darwin.html |website=beckys-place.com |access-date=May 4, 2026}}</ref>
==Professional career== Robinson was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=1974 NFL Draft |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1974/draft.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=1974 Washington Redskins Draft |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/washington-redskins/draft/1974 |website=footballdb.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> He injured his ankle in a preseason scrimmage and spent his rookie year on the injured reserve list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/162193231/|title=Suburban Sports|first=Dave|last=Jurgens|work=Argus-Leader|date=July 6, 1975|access-date=January 3, 2025|page=48|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Robinson spent two years with the Redskins before signing with the Seattle Seahawks in 1976. During his three years in the league he did not see the field in any regular season game and retired after the 1976 season due to injuries.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Darwin Robinson - Inducted 2021 |url=https://www.sdshof.com/inductees/darwin-robinson/ |website=sdshof.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Washington Redskins 1974 NFL draft picks}}
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