- Bill Robinzine
infobox NBA Player
name = William Clintard Robinzine
nickname = Bill
position =Shooting guard /Small forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7
weight_lbs = 235
team =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date|1953|1|20
birth_place =Chicago, Illinois
death_date = death date and age|1982|9|16|1953|1|20
death_place =Kansas City, Missouri
college = Depaul
draft = 10th overall, 1st Round
draft_year = 1975
draft_team =Kansas City Kings
career_start = 1975
career_end = 1982
former_teams = Kansas City Kings(1974–1980)Dallas Mavericks (1980–1981)Cleveland Cavaliers (1981)Utah Jazz (1981–1982)
awards =William Clintard "Bill" Robinzine (
January 20 ,1953 –September 16 ,1982 ) was an American professionalbasketball player.Born in
Chicago ,Illinois , Robinzine grew to be a 6' 7" forward fromDePaul University . He played seven seasons (1975–1982) in theNBA , competing for the Kansas City Kings,Cleveland Cavaliers ,Dallas Mavericks , andUtah Jazz . In the highlight footage ofDarryl Dawkins shattering a backboard dunking at Kansas City'sMunicipal Auditorium , Robinzine can be seen running away with his face in his hands during the play. When Dawkins gave a name to the dunk, part of the name was "Robinzine Cryin'"While not much of a scorer, Robinzine was known as a tough rebounder and one of the better defensive players in the league at the power forward position. He played for the Kings for five seasons, and then was released to make room for
Reggie King .In September 1982, Robinzine committed
suicide in his car bycarbon monoxide poisoning at an storage place inKansas City, Missouri [http://hometown.aol.com/bradleyrd/deceased.html] . He was not on any NBA team's roster at that time.And Survivors: sister, Kerentz Whorley, Brother, Kurt Robinzine, and Mother Betty RobinzineExternal links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinbi01.html Career stats] @ basketball-reference.com
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E1D81338F934A2575AC0A964948260 "Robinzine Found Dead"] @ query.nytimes.com
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