Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Information as of 1997:  Tobin graduated from University City High School in St. Louis, Missouri, before coming to Mesa in 1968. Tobin achieved the highest possible honor as a tennis player while at Mesa, by winning the NJCAA National Singles tournament in Florida in 1969. He was selected First Team All-America in 1969. Remarkably, Tobin completed a full season of play undefeated. In the late sixties in Grand Junction, there were no indoor facilities in which to practice during the winter months. According to Tobin's coach Wayne Nelson, Tobin had a "great attitude and work habits. He was an outstanding team leader and was always willing to help his teammates improve their games." Tobin is a teaching professional in St. Louis.