Jerry Robinson
Class of 1955
Jerry earned a total of 12 letters in 3 sports . . .
Baseball
4 year letterwinner
Basketball
4 year letterwinner . . . Captain ‘54-55 . . . First player in school history to score 40 points in a single game in a 72 - 48 win over Eden Valley on 12/8/54 (Before the 3 point shot) . . . scored 355 points in a 16 game schedule his senior year. . . All District 19 Team ‘55 .
Football
4 year letter winner . . . Captain ‘54 . . .running back, kicker, punter . . .Member of the first two seasons of Kimball’s five year undefeated run. . . scored 5 TD’s in a single game vs. Brooten with the help of his outstanding teammates. . . In a 6 game schedule his senior year the team out-scored their opponents 172 to 18 . . . Score 89 of his teams 172 points his senior year.
High School
Class officer . . . Member of the student council . . . student council president ‘54-’55 . . . annual staff . . . library club . . . junior and senior class plays . . . prom attendant his junior year . . . Homecoming king his senior year . . . Boy’s State but was unable to attend due to his father’s death.
United States Army
Served 3 years . . . 3 years of Army football in Japan, Korea and Washington . . .played one year on the Army baseball team in Japan . . . played one year on the Army basketball team in Japan
Presently resides in Kimball with his wife Janet. Three children graduated from Kimball High School. Lifetime supporter of Kimball sports . . . volunteer coach for elementary and junior high football and basketball.