RIP Gary Robinson
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:54 pm
A friend emailed me this from something she just saw on Facebook's 'Growing up in South Burnaby' forum.
My brother Gary Robinson who graduated from Burnaby South in 1964 passed away late last night. Gary played for the BC lions for 9 seasons as a defensive tackle and two seasons with the Hamilton Tigercats as well as four years at Simon Fraser. He taught most of his life quitting at age 69 (grade 12 calculus). Gary died from CTE - concussions he received during his lengthy career.
As some of you may know, I just posted about Gary in "Throwback Thursday" and commented that I never hear of him. Another victim of CTE. So sad. RIP.
DH
My brother Gary Robinson who graduated from Burnaby South in 1964 passed away late last night. Gary played for the BC lions for 9 seasons as a defensive tackle and two seasons with the Hamilton Tigercats as well as four years at Simon Fraser. He taught most of his life quitting at age 69 (grade 12 calculus). Gary died from CTE - concussions he received during his lengthy career.
As some of you may know, I just posted about Gary in "Throwback Thursday" and commented that I never hear of him. Another victim of CTE. So sad. RIP.
DH