Stacy Robinson

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Stacy Robinson

| image = Stacy Robinson.jpg

| number = 81

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|10|19|}}

| birth_place = Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = May 8, 2012 (aged {{age|1962|2|19|2012|5|8}})

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 186

| high_school = Central
(Saint Paul, Minnesota)

| college = Prairie View A&M
North Dakota State

| draftyear = 1985

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 46

| pastteams =

New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1985|1990}})

| highlights =

2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 48

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 749

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 7

| pfr = RobiSt00

}}

Stacy Ladell Robinson (February 19, 1962 – May 8, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/2012/05/former-giants-wr-stacy-robinson-dies-at-age-50|title=Former Giants WR Stacy Robinson dies at age 50 {{pipe}} New York Daily News|publisher=Nydailynews.com|date=December 20, 1960|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}

Early life

Robinson grew up in the Rondo neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He attended Saint Paul Central High School.{{Cite web |title=Oxford Field |url=https://saintpaulparksconservancy.org/oxford-field/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Saint Paul Parks Conservancy}}

Career

Robinson was a second round draft selection of the New York Giants in the 1985 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Robinson's most notable game was in week 13 of the 1986 season, when the Giants were playing the 49ers on Monday Night Football. The Giants trailed 17–0 at halftime, but scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to win the game. Robinson caught the second touchdown, a 34-yard pass from Phil Simms, but he made an incredible grab{{cite web|url=http://www.giants.com/videos/videos/Americas-Game-1986/f61277df-7fb9-435f-a548-312240918aa9|title=America's Game: The 1986 New York Giants (23:20 mark)|publisher=Giants.com|date=December 1, 1986|accessdate=February 14, 2017}} on a 49-yard pass from Phil Simms, down to the 1-yard line, to set up the Giants' final score. He finished with 5 catches for a career-high 116 yards receiving as the Giants won 21–17.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198612010sfo.htm|title=New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers (December 1, 1986)|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|date=December 1, 1986|accessdate=May 9, 2012}} The Giants went on to win Super Bowl XXI that season over the Denver Broncos, and Robinson caught three passes for a team high 62 receiving yards in the big game.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198701250den.htm|title=New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos - January 25, 1987|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|date=January 25, 1987|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}

Death and legacy

Robinson died of Multiple myeloma.{{cite web|url=http://www.giants101.com/2012/05/09/former-new-york-giants-wr-stacy-robinson-passes-away-at-age-50/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614195328/http://www.giants101.com/2012/05/09/former-new-york-giants-wr-stacy-robinson-passes-away-at-age-50/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 14, 2013|title=Former New York Giants WR Stacy Robinson Passes Away at Age 50|publisher=Giants101.com|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2012}}

In 2013, the City of Saint Paul renamed Oxford Field as Stacy L. Robinson Field to honor his legacy and efforts to improve the park facility.