Bill Robinzine

Bill Robinzine

Personal information
Born	(1953-01-20)January 20, 1953 Chicago, Illinois
Died	September 16, 1982(1982-09-16) (aged 29) Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Wendell Phillips Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
College	DePaul (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1975–1982
Position	Power forward
Number	52, 50, 54
Career history
1975–1980	Kansas City Kings
1980	Cleveland Cavaliers
1980–1981	Dallas Mavericks
1981–1982	Utah Jazz
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,541 (10.5 ppg)
Rebounds	3,209 (6.1 rpg)
Assists	560 (1.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Clintard Robinzine (January 20, 1953 – September 16, 1982) was an American professional basketball player.

Born in Chicago, Robinzine grew to be a 6' 7" forward from DePaul University. He played seven seasons (1975–1982) in the NBA, competing for the Kansas City Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Utah Jazz. In the highlight footage of Darryl Dawkins shattering a backboard dunking at Kansas City's Municipal 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 by carbon monoxide poisoning at a storage place in Kansas City, Missouri [1]. He was not on any NBA team's roster at that time.

External links

• Career stats @ basketball-reference.com
• "Robinzine Found Dead" @ query.nytimes.com
• "THE MYSTERY OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN ATHLETE" @ nytimes.com