Chip Robertson (2018) - Hall of Honor - University of Texas Athletics

Chip Robertson

Induction:
2018

A veteran of 38 years as a collegiate equipment manager, Chip Robertson has spent the last 25 years serving the student-athletes, coaches and the Texas Athletics Department as the Longhorns’ equipment manager. During his time at Texas, he’s accompanied the Longhorn football team and handled the equipment needs at 20 bowl games. That stretch includes multiple trips to the Rose Bowl (3), Cotton Bowl (3), Fiesta Bowl (2) and a Sugar Bowl appearance. The Longhorns played in five Big 12 Championship Games, won five conference titles (3 Big 12 / 2 Southwest Conference) and played for two National Championships, winning in 2005, during his UT tenure. In his role as the Longhorns equipment manager, he oversees all ordering, issuing and maintenance of Texas athletics equipment, but to the student-athletes and coaches he has worked with on a daily basis, he is much more than that. A friend, confidant and tremendous example of hard work and dedication, the connection to the student-athletes is obvious when so many return to see him on visits to the campus. The son of a high school coach and a former student equipment manager himself, Robertson has a special place in his heart for student mangers. He also has mentored and developed hundreds of talented young student managers who have come through his program. Robertson came to Texas in 1993 after serving as equipment manager at SMU for 11 years. Prior to his stint at SMU, he was assistant equipment manager at Missouri for two years. A native of McComb, Miss., Robertson graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1978 with a degree in accounting. While at Ole Miss, he spent five years as a student manager. Robertson is a certified member of the Athletics Equipment Managers Association. He and his wife, Jeri Ann, have one daughter, Carson Ann, who is attending UT.

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