WWW.AGRM.ORG JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 23 WALLS OF PROTECTION T hose who knew him in high school knew him by the nickname “Walls.” The story goes that before an away basketball game, Dean Robinson and his buddies were sweet talking ladies from the opposing team—trying to sway their allegiance and gain their cheers from the stands—when a fight with kids from the rival school erupted. Dean threw a punch and knocked a guy out. A bystander commented that it was like the guy Dean had hit ran into a wall. And so the nickname began. Ī by Kate Wadsworth