In Memoriam: Tom Robinson
Robinson is the Associate Commissioner for CHSAA. He started at CHSAA in after a 30-year teaching career at Regis Jesuit High School where he taught all levels of mathematics, including AP Calculus. While teaching at Regis, Robinson was the varsity basketball coach for 10 years (1983-93), varsity golf coach (1993-95), and was an assistant coach in football, basketball and track (1969-83).
His primary responsibilities for the CHSAA office include golf and officials, but he has developed a sporting behavior program that has earned recognition from member schools based on the premise that fans should "Cheer for Your Team and Not Against Your Opponents."
He was named the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame's Outstanding College Official, receiving the Award in 2008. He has also been awarded the John Adams Officiating Award, sponsored jointly by the CHSAA, Mountain West and Western Athletic Conferences.
From 1975-2000, he was a collegiate football official for the western Athletic and Mountain West conferences, and currently serves as replay official in the CFO West, which serves the Big 12, Mountain West and Southland conferences. He worked the Bluebonnet, Fiesta, Rose, Cotton, Gator, Independence and Citrus Bowls. Prior to that he was a high school football official from 1969 to 1975. He was given the Outstanding Service Award from the MWC upon his retirement from on-field coaching.
He moved into a position as a collegiate replay official, earning the responsibility of handling the replay officiating duties for the 2017 NCAA title game between Clemson and Alabama.
A 1969 graduate of Colorado State University, Robinson ran track and played both basketball and football, while earning his degree in mathematics. He earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Denver in 1982. As a student at Regis Jesuit, he was named to the football All-State team.
He and his wife, Cleo Parker Robinson, have shared 47 years of marriage and have one son, Malik.
Robinson is the Associate Commissioner for CHSAA. He started at CHSAA in after a 30-year teaching career at Regis Jesuit High School where he taught all levels of mathematics, including AP Calculus. While teaching at Regis, Robinson was the varsity basketball coach for 10 years (1983-93), varsity golf coach (1993-95), and was an assistant coach in football, basketball and track (1969-83).
His primary responsibilities for the CHSAA office include golf and officials, but he has developed a sporting behavior program that has earned recognition from member schools based on the premise that fans should "Cheer for Your Team and Not Against Your Opponents."
He was named the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame's Outstanding College Official, receiving the Award in 2008. He has also been awarded the John Adams Officiating Award, sponsored jointly by the CHSAA, Mountain West and Western Athletic Conferences.
From 1975-2000, he was a collegiate football official for the western Athletic and Mountain West conferences, and currently serves as replay official in the CFO West, which serves the Big 12, Mountain West and Southland conferences. He worked the Bluebonnet, Fiesta, Rose, Cotton, Gator, Independence and Citrus Bowls. Prior to that he was a high school football official from 1969 to 1975. He was given the Outstanding Service Award from the MWC upon his retirement from on-field coaching.
He moved into a position as a collegiate replay official, earning the responsibility of handling the replay officiating duties for the 2017 NCAA title game between Clemson and Alabama.
A 1969 graduate of Colorado State University, Robinson ran track and played both basketball and football, while earning his degree in mathematics. He earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Denver in 1982. As a student at Regis Jesuit, he was named to the football All-State team.
He and his wife, Cleo Parker Robinson, have shared 47 years of marriage and have one son, Malik.