CARD: UT Upper Deck 2011
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 5/13 RECEIVED: 7/18 (66 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Robin Sendlein played LB at Texas from 1977-’80.
• One of the most dominant LBs out of the SWC during the late ’70s, Robin had 5 forced fumbles in 1978, and 12 for his career- ranking second on the school books all time.
• Selected in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
• Over his time in Minnesota, Robin played in 56 games- starting 9.
• He’d post a sack and 4 forced fumbles.
• In 1985, Sendlein was traded from the Vikings to the Dolphins in exchange for the rights to USFL WR Anthony Carter.
• With the Miami Dolphins he started 3 games that season notching 1 forced fumble.
• Two more injury plagued seasons ended Robin’s career after the ’87 season.
• Went into firefighting in Arizona where he spent nearly 20 years.
• Retired and now lives in Texas.

NOTES:

Still digging through a few of these COVID sendouts some five years later. Some just got lost in the shuffle and Robin was one of them. Robin’s son Lyle also played for Texas and the NFL.