Robb Morgan
(Soccer, 1991)
This 2012 inductee was a
standout in soccer, basketball and baseball, 1991 graduate Robb Morgan.
Robb not only played three major team sports, he was a major contributor
to all three teams from 1988 to 1991. As a three year starter in
soccer, he became the foundation of Danbury’s superlative defense on the
first ever soccer State Championship team in 1990, his senior year. As a
sophomore, Robb was a starter in the soccer state championship game
that lost a 1-0 thriller to Glastonbury. Robb also played for three
years on Danbury’s nationally ranked basketball teams and was a member
of the 1989 Boys’ Basketball Class LL State Championship team, also
being honored this year by the DHS Hall of Fame. As a senior he was a
starter when Danbury lost a heartbreaker in the state championship final
game to Weaver High School. For the baseball team, Robb was an
offensive spark as the leadoff hitter on teams that competed each year
for the conference championship. As in soccer and basketball, he was a
defensive stalwart, playing centerfield, shortstop and catcher. Robb
garner-ed many honors while in high school, including all-conference in
soccer his senior year. After high school, Robb accepted a scholarship
to Ohio State and embarked upon a stellar college soccer career. He was a
four-year starter and three-year captain for the Buckeyes, playing some
of the best soccer competition in the country. As in high school, Robb
was an anchor for his college soccer team. He was named Ohio State’s
Most Outstanding Defensive Player for three consecutive years. While at
Ohio State, Robb received Big Ten recognition his sophomore, junior and
senior years. After college, Robb worked as an assistant girls soccer
coach at Dublin High School in Dublin, Ohio, helping the team win the
Ohio soccer state championship. Robb is the pastor of the Delaware
Vineyard Church and is currently leading an effort to eliminate hunger
in that region of Ohio. An outstanding student and athlete at Danbury
High and Ohio State, Robb is using his talents to improve the lives of
people in his community.