2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26108960D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 360
Offered March 9, 2026
Celebrating the life of John Philip Robbins.
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Patron—Kilgore
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WHEREAS, John Philip Robbins, an esteemed high school football and track and field coach who inspired generations of young athletes and promoted student-athletics throughout the Southwest Virginia Region, died on September 21, 2025; and
WHEREAS, John Philip “Phil” Robbins grew up in Tennessee, where he was a talented multisport athlete from a young age and was the star quarterback on the McMinn County High School football team; and
WHEREAS, Phil Robbins played baseball and was a three-year letterman in football at Emory & Henry University, from which he earned a bachelor's degree; he continued his education by earning a master's degree in education from the University of Tennessee; and