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Yeah, I can see your point there... but he was a 49er... can you see my point ???
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Point no, Texas bias - yes.
I thought long and hard to come up with someone that is a better role model than David Robinson and simply cannot. I do think, I've come up with a tie or at least a very close second ---- Bill Bradley. Althletic ability, intelligence, duty to country and sacrifice of part of his athletic career for a "higher" purpose.
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One of the first pro-athlete-turned-politicians, Bradley was also one of the few with bona fide intellectual credentials. A three-time All-American at Princeton, Bradley delayed his professional basketball career to spend two years at Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship . Upon his return he joined the New York Knicks and played on their 1970 and 1973 championship teams. In 1978 he was elected to the U.S. Senate and served three terms. In January 1999 he announced his intention to run for president, aiming for the nomination from the Democratic Party.
Extra credit: Bradley was captain of the 1964 U.S. Olympic basketball team.
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Of course then he lost to Al Gore - get my point?
Cheers, BW