Distinguished:
Darwin Robinson
Darwin Robinson, a 1974 graduate of Dakota State, is currently a Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations at Community Insurance in Redfield, South Dakota.
While at DSU, Robinson was a recipient of the Karl Mundt Scholarship. He was captain of the track team in 1973 and 1974. In 1972, Robinson was 4th in the NAIA Decathlon and was an NAIA All-American. He followed in 1973 with 3rd in the NAIA Decathlon and again was named All-American. He still holds the DSU Decathlon record of 6,637 points which he set in 1973. In 1974, he was co-captain of the football team. He was All-Conference in 1972 and All-Conference and All-District football in 1973 and 1974.
In Robinson's senior year at DSU, he carried the ball 192 times for 1,018 yards for an average of 5.3 yards per carry. He was the first player to ever pass the 1,000 yard mark in one season. He led the Trojan team that year with 11 touchdowns and was the leading kickoff and punt returner. He holds DSU football records in most carries in a game, 46 vs. Huron; most catches in a game with 9 vs. DWU; and most catches in a career with 110. Robinson was a sophomore on the 1971 team that won the Boot Hill Bowl and became the first and only South Dakota college team to win a post-season bowl game.
In 1974, Robinson was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the eighth round. In 1976, he played for the Seattle Seahawks. Robinson was inducted into the South Dakota Intercollegiate Hall of Fame in 1987.
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