Rob Rubick

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2010}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rob Rubick

| number = 84

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|27}}

| birth_place = Newberry, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 232

| college = Grand Valley State

| draftyear = 1982

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 326

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1982|1988}})

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 44

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 511

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = RubiRo00

}}

Robin James Rubick (born September 27, 1960) is a former American football tight end who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1982 to 1988. He played college football at Grand Valley State University. Rubick was drafted in the 12th round of the 1982 NFL draft by the Lions.

As an NFL player Rubick played in 88 games, had 4 touchdowns (3 receiving, 1 rushing), 44 receptions, and 1 carry.

From 1999 to 2007, he served as the Detroit Lions studio analyst on the Detroit Sports Report, and later on Lions Live, on Fox Sports Detroit. Rubick is currently the radio color commentator for EMU football on WEMU. After leaving professional football, Rubick received master's degrees from Eastern Michigan University and Marygrove College and currently works as a physical education and health teacher at Zemmer Middle School in Lapeer, Michigan.[http://www.lwhs.lapeer.org/Staff/Rubick/Rubick.htm Rob Rubick] In 2010, he became the color commentator for preseason games on the Detroit Lions Television Network.[http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/WWJ-TV-CBS-Detroit-and-the-Detroit-Lions-Announce-2010-Lions-Pre-Season-Broadcast-Plans/6242664b-8775-44c6-9e20-6a51badb9bcf WWJ-TV, CBS Detroit and the Detroit Lions Announce 2010 Lions Pre-Season Broadcast Plans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714062239/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/WWJ-TV-CBS-Detroit-and-the-Detroit-Lions-Announce-2010-Lions-Pre-Season-Broadcast-Plans/6242664b-8775-44c6-9e20-6a51badb9bcf |date=July 14, 2010 }} Detroit Lions Official Site May 13, 2010

Rubick frequently participates in charity basketball games with other former and current Lions players, often against volunteer firefighters to help raise money for local communities around Michigan.