Marquette Dennison Robinson (born September 7, 1978 in
Monroe, LouisianaMonroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208...
) is an
American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
defensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
for the
Chicago RushThe Chicago Rush was an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They were members of the Central Division of the American Conference in the former Arena Football League . The team was founded in 2001, and was co-owned by Mike Ditka, the a Hall of Fame player and coach...
of the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
. He attended the
University of West GeorgiaThe University of West Georgia, or UWG, is a comprehensive, residential University located in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 50 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The University is built on a 645 acre campus including a recent land gift of 246 acres from the city of Carrollton in 2003...
.
Robinson attended
Murphy High SchoolMurphy High School, located in Mobile, Alabama, is a public high school operated by the Mobile County Public School System that educates grades 9-12.-History:...
in
Mobile, AlabamaMobile is the third most populous city in the Southern U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 198,915 during the 2000 census...
, and was a
lettermanA letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation and/or performance on a varsity athletic team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
in
footballHigh school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries...
and
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
. He was a two-time All-State selection in both sports. Marquette Dennison Robinson graduated from Murphy High School in 1996.
Robinson attended
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeMississippi Gulf Coast Community College consists of four campuses and four centers: the main campus, located in Perkinston, Mississippi; the Jackson County Campus, in Gautier; the Jefferson Davis Campus, in Gulfport; the Community Campus, a non-traditional campus without walls; the George County...
and was a two-year letterman in
footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
.
Robinson played one season of in the
af2AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
for the
Quad City SteamwheelersThe Quad City Steamwheelers are a professional arena football team. They are a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois....
and finished the season with 59 receptions for 660 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense, and defensively, he posted 67 tackles, eight interceptions, and 28 pass deflections.
Robinson spent the 2009 season as a member of the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League because the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
suspended operations for the 2009 season.
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Marquette Dennison Robinson (born September 7, 1978 in
Monroe, LouisianaMonroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208...
) is an
American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
defensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
for the
Chicago RushThe Chicago Rush was an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They were members of the Central Division of the American Conference in the former Arena Football League . The team was founded in 2001, and was co-owned by Mike Ditka, the a Hall of Fame player and coach...
of the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
. He attended the
University of West GeorgiaThe University of West Georgia, or UWG, is a comprehensive, residential University located in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 50 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The University is built on a 645 acre campus including a recent land gift of 246 acres from the city of Carrollton in 2003...
.
High school years
Robinson attended
Murphy High SchoolMurphy High School, located in Mobile, Alabama, is a public high school operated by the Mobile County Public School System that educates grades 9-12.-History:...
in
Mobile, AlabamaMobile is the third most populous city in the Southern U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 198,915 during the 2000 census...
, and was a
lettermanA letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation and/or performance on a varsity athletic team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
in
footballHigh school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries...
and
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
. He was a two-time All-State selection in both sports. Marquette Dennison Robinson graduated from Murphy High School in 1996.
Junior college years
Robinson attended
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeMississippi Gulf Coast Community College consists of four campuses and four centers: the main campus, located in Perkinston, Mississippi; the Jackson County Campus, in Gautier; the Jefferson Davis Campus, in Gulfport; the Community Campus, a non-traditional campus without walls; the George County...
and was a two-year letterman in
footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
.
af2
Robinson played one season of in the
af2AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
for the
Quad City SteamwheelersThe Quad City Steamwheelers are a professional arena football team. They are a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois....
and finished the season with 59 receptions for 660 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense, and defensively, he posted 67 tackles, eight interceptions, and 28 pass deflections.
CIFL
Robinson spent the 2009 season as a member of the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League because the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
suspended operations for the 2009 season. In his first five games with the Slaughter, Robinson picked off four passes and returned two for touchdowns.
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