IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) —

A former Hawkeye football player has died at the age of 43, KCRG reports .

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According to the University of Iowa, Derreck Robinson passed away on Wednesday in San Diego.

Robinson was a defensive lineman at Iowa from 2001 to 2004. During that time, the team won two Big Ten Conference titles and multiple bowl games.

Robinson went on to sign with San Diego in the NFL, and played for Miami and Cleveland before retiring in 2011.

Doug Pensinger Iowa Hawkeyes lineman Derreck Robinson #98 chases down Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Zack Mills #7 as Iowa defeated Penn State 6-4 during NCAA football at Beaver Stadium on October 23, 2004 in State College, Pennsylvania.

In 2016, he

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