Texas A&M Senior Inside Linebacker
call it Upper Limit!
Jeroy has been at it a long time. He started lifting in Editor’s Comments: Bert Hill, Texas A&M strength the 6th grade on a universal gym and then graduated to coach is shown spotting in all photos. Jeroy does a free weights. Jeroy states, “Free weights are much better.
Close Grip Bench Press because, ” I’m lifting for football not powerlifting.”
Machines like Nautilus don’t do too much. I don’t think I'd get anything out of machine work.” At Bryan High School in Texas, Coach Patterson Jumpin’ Jeroy Robinson was poised and ready. helped Jeroy a lot. “We got after it,” Jeroy remembered.
Texas A&M Strength Coach Bert Hill was nervous as he “Lifting became like a hobby.” Jeroy helped his high prepared to spot his prize pupil. Coach Hill wasn’t school team to an 11-1 record during his junior year and spotting for a Bench Press or a Squat. a 7-3 record the next under Coach Merill Green. He was himself in front of a 54 inch box. He was going to squat a first team Texas All-State Linebacker and also threw down and jump up on that box just like a cat. In an the Shot Put 60 feet in his senior year. instant it was over. Coach Hill was beaming and Jeroy was standing atop the box. I love the Box Jump because it is so much like a Jeroy lived with his mother and sister.
His father died when he was still in grade school. “I owe everything to my mom,” Jeroy gratefully acknowledged. maximum attempt on a Squat or Clean. It’s a little scary.
“She got me started in football. I wanted to be a You have to think about your form and get psyched. basketball player but she kept me working on football.
When you’re successful, you feel great. Your self concept She'd drive me to and from football and weights. She expands. You grin. You feel terrific! always encouraged me about my education. I grew up When I saw that Jeroy could Box Jump 54 inches, to like school and never missed a class.”
Vertical Jump 38 inches and do a Standing Long Jump of Jeroy is majoring in Sports Medicine and maintains 11 feet, | instantly thought of a title, “Jumpin Jeroy a solid 2.5 GPA. Unlike many, Jeroy did not have a red Robinson”. That kind of explosive power for a 6-2, 240 shirt year and plans to graduate in his fifth year during pound inside linebacker puts Jeroy in an elite class. We Story continued on next page tremendous leader who has a great work ethic. He has achieved and been successful because of those qualities. In four years, Jeroy has never missed a workout. He’s as solid as they come.” Bert Hill, Strength Coach May of 1991.
Jeroy has always wanted his college education in case football didn’t work out. He’s had to wait for his turn in football. Every year, Jeroy has had top NFL picks ahead of him until now in his senior year. Last spring Jeroy was switched to inside linebacker and loves it and feels he’s built for it. Previously, he was an outside linebacker but now his strength and quickness gives him versatility. Not only can he now play inside linebacker, but once in awhile Jeroy gets down and plays noseguard. Centers have a tough enough time with his strength but his quickness causes them nightmares.
As far as pro football is concerned, Jeroy will take it to the limit and when it’s over, he'll go into corporate fitness and use his sports medicine degree. Jeroy has been accused of being on steroids because, “You weren't that big as an 8th grader.” Exasperated, Jerome shook his head, “Heck no, I wasn’t as big then.
What do you expect. Hey, I’ve done everything natural. I get real tired of hearin’ it. 1 mean if I didn’t work my butt off in the weight room I could understand people sayin’ it.”
Coach Hill afÏrmed that Jeroy has tested clean for steroids even at random tests. Jeroy declared, “Even when I was younger, I’d lift so hard my arms would be numb. One time I couldn’t lift my arms to eat I was shakin’ so bad. When I go to the weight room, I want to always get better. I like to be challenged. | don’t have to sit in a corner to get psyched. I love lifting. I’m psyched all the time. I perform better when people push me. The thing I want most is to beat you.” Jeroy responded to a question on peer pressure’s effect on drugs and alcohol. “It had no effect on me in high school. All the athletes hung around together, so 1 never got drunk. I can’t stand smoke. We had fun just hangin’
out. Our biggest thing was to go play college "gesa””
Jeroy has Parallel Squatted 590 lbs. ball. | never even thought about drugs. Here at Texas A&M there is no pressure. I don’t understand peer pressure. I don’t hang around people like that. Alcohol doesn’t do anything for me. I don’t understand what people see in it. Me, I like milk-about a gallon a day.” Jeroy was raised a baptist and believes that his religious beliefs has helped keep his head on straight. “I've been blessed and put God first in my life. I surround myself with people who don’t let me forget that. Coach Shepard, just tell the kids for me to put God and family first followed by their education. Work hard at your sports. Make the best of this time and hang in there!”
We thank Jeroy and Coach Hill. Two Upper-Limit men who deserve success!
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From BFS Magazine — November/December 1989. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
