July 26, 2013
NAME: Shakir Robinson
HOMETOWN: Brunswick, Ga.
MAJOR: History
FAVORITE MEAL: Subway 12-inch grilled chicken teriyaki sub
FAVORITE TEAM GROWING UP: University of Michigan
FAVORITE PLAYER GROWING UP: Charles Woodson
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I: Had dread locks before coming to the Academy
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Go on long runs
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Navy pilot
WHAT HAS SURPRISED ME THE MOST ABOUT THE ACADEMY IS: The academic rigor
AFTER MY SERVICE COMMITMENT I HOPE TO BE: A great father and part time surfer
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANYONE IN HISTORY IT WOULD BE: Edgar Allan Poe
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A college student
IF I COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ONE OF MY TEAMMATES IT WOULD BE (NAME AND WHY): Tanner Flemming. He is in the trenches all game long. I grew up in the trenches. So I would fit perfectly in his position.
ON MY IPOD IS: New Zealand folk lore
MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Plebe summer
MY FAVORITE MEAL IN KING HALL IS: Cafe Pronto coffe and assorted salad
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS : Never Again Volunteer Yourself
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The opportunity to excel
WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Georgia. The SEC has some of the best talent in college football. Why not play the best?
MY FAVORITE CLASS IS (NAME AND WHY): Counterinsurgency. I got to learn about our nations strategies in Iraq and Afghanistan
THE FIRST TIME I RAN OUT OF THE TUNNEL AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS I: Said "Here we go Shak. Let's lock and load"
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Professional
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE IS 2013 IS: Shakir Robinson
THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2013 WILL BE: Geoffrey Whiteside
THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2013 WILL BE: Parrish Gaines
THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Brendan Dudeck
THE FASTEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Ryan Williams
THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Jake Zuzek
THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Keenan Reynolds
THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: Brice Musgrove
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT: Joe Worth
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Aaron Davis