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‘Burden’ Became Blessing for Hall of Famer’s Son
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01 Corey Robinson starred as a wide receiver at Notre Dame before injuries forced him to walk away from football.
OREY ROBINSON learned to “pound the rock” at an early age. He learned to keep hammering away until he
02 Robinson is now a businessdevelopment associate at Sotheby’s in New York City.
made a crack like his father, David — three-time
Olympian, two-time NBA champion, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer — did as a member
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of the Dream Team, the San Antonio Spurs, and in his
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life as a philanthropist and “man of dignity.”
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The younger Robinson — former student-body president at Notre Dame and a varsity letterman in football — was the keynote speaker at Brunswick’s 89th Annual Father-Son Dinner, on Thursday, March 7. “At first, it was a burden to be the son of David Robinson,” Corey said. “But over time, I realized it was a
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blessing to be associated with someone like my dad, and to have the opportunity to build on his legacy.” Corey is now following his passion for contemporary art as a business-development associate at Sotheby’s in New York City, after injuries derailed his promising football career. “My dad encouraged me to find my own path and to pursue whatever I wanted to pursue,” he told the audience of more than 700 Brunswick fathers and sons. “You all have the opportunity to do something great by building on your father’s existing legacy that he has
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