:Robin Sendlein

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| number = 57, 52

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|1}}

| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 225

| high_school = Western
(Las Vegas, Nevada){{cite news |author= |date=Nov 10, 1979 |title=Bowl berths on the line |work=Nevada State Journal}}

| college = Texas

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 45

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1981|1984}})
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1985|1987}})

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 1.0

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = SendRo20

}}

Robin Sendlein (born December 1, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Sendlein was selected in the second round by the Minnesota Vikings out of the University of Texas at Austin in the 1981 NFL draft. His son, Lyle Sendlein, also played football for the Longhorns and followed in his father's footsteps to the NFL where he was part of the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web |title=Fox Sports article "Sendlein the center of attention" |url=https://www.foxsports.com/other/story/sendlein-the-center-of-attention-110510 |website=Fox Sports |accessdate=24 August 2018}} Robin joined the Phoenix Fire Department in January 1997, promoting to the rank of Engineer. He recently retired out of Phoenix Fire Station 1, and now resides in Texas.