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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: 1st round, 10th overall pick
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 NBA.com
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. He is perhaps best remembered for his inclusion in the highlight footage of Darryl Dawkins' backboard-shattering dunk at Kansas City's Kemper Arena on November 13, 1979. Robinzine, who was under the basket at the time, fled while shielding his face in order to avoid falling glass, which inspired Dawkins to include the phrase "Robinzine Cryin'" when later creating a name for the dunk.
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