2012 West #8
Joe Robbins
Defensive Back
6’3″ 210
High School Coach: Kerry Van Orman
High School, Class: Petoskey, A
College: Undeclared
Joe Robbins is the son of Pat and Lisa Robbins. He has two sisters, Sarah (24) and Kelly (21).
Joe began playing Pop Warner Football at the age of eight. Joe was a three-year starter for the Petoskey Northmen varsity team. He played as a comerback and runningback all three years and started both ways by his junior year. His senior year, he was a co-captain and was able to break multiple school records on both sides of the ball with the help of his “hard-nose fighting” 9-2 team.
In addition to football. Joe played three years of high school baseball and two years of basketball. Joe was also a member of the National Honor Society for two years and carried a 3.8 GPA.
Joe thanked, “my parents and sisters for being my biggest fans and always motivating me to better myself in everything I put my mind to.” He also thanked, “the school and community support throughout my four years playing high school sports.” He also gave “a special thanks to my defensive position coach, Gavin Fralick, for helping me become a better athlete and person both on and off the field.”
Awards
1st Team All Conference, 2010 & 2011
All Area, News Review, 2011
Player of the Year, Weekly Choice, 2011
Dream Team (Captain), Record Eagle, 2010 & 2011
Honorable Mention All State, AP, 2011
1st Team All State, Detroit Free Press, 2011