University of Texas Athletics

Brian Robison

Induction:
2019

A native of Texas, Brian Robison excelled as a two-sport Longhorn, earning All-America honors in track & field and lettering three years in football, including as a key contributor to the 2005 National Championship team. On the gridiron, he helped Texas to a 44-8 record, three bowl victories, and two historic Rose Bowl wins, starting 36 games and totaling 181 tackles, 42 TFLs, 14 sacks, and six blocked kicks—second-most in school history. Robison’s defensive impact was pivotal in the Horns’ perfect 13-0 2005 season, recording a career-best 58 tackles, 15 TFLs, seven sacks, and two fumble recoveries.

In track & field, Robison was a four-year letterman and three-time Big 12 champion, earning All-America honors in 2006 and helping UT to a Big 12 Outdoor Championship. He ranks No. 2 in UT’s outdoor shot put, No. 7 in discus, and top 10 indoors in shot put and weight throw.

Robison was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and spent 11 seasons with the team, playing 173 games (103 starts) with 287 tackles, 68 TFLs, 60 sacks, and 112 QB hits. A PFWA All-Rookie selection in 2007, he started 95 of 96 games during his 2011–16 prime. Off the field, he founded The Brian Robison Reel ‘Em In Foundation to support communities in Minnesota and Texas and now competes in professional fishing tournaments while developing a YouTube fishing series near Houston.

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