Rex Robinson (born March 17, 1959) is an American former professional football placekicker that played for the Marietta Blue Devils, University of Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference and the New England Patriots[1] of the National Football League (NFL).
Originally from Marietta, Georgia, Robinson grew up watching the NFL’s latest curiosities, soccer style kickers, such as Jan Stenerud, Garo Yepremian, and Pete and Charlie Gogalak on television each Sunday and then tried to imitate what he saw them doing.
By the time he reached high school, he was receiving a great deal of attention.
As a 15-year-old on Marietta’s JV team, Robinson kicked a 51-yard field goal in a game.
[5] The highlight of his senior year was beating Notre Dame in the 1981 Sugar Bowl[6] and the Bulldogs being named the 1980 National Champion [7] football team.