Robin Jones (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | July 16, 2018 (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Beaumont (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| College | Saint Louis (1972–1975) |
| NBA draft | 1975: undrafted |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 34 |
| Career history | |
| 1976–1977 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1977–1978 | Houston Rockets |
| 1978–1981 | Olympique Antibes |
| 1981–1982 | Team Talbot, Guildford |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Robin Dale Jones (February 2, 1954 – July 16, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.
Jones was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He spent two seasons in the NBA, signing as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1976. There he came off the bench, playing in 63 games, to help the team to their first ever league title in 1977. The following season, he moved to the Houston Rockets where he played only 12 games. Jones then spent 5 years playing in Europe before returning to the United States where he worked in marketing for Anheuser-Busch. In 1995, he suffered a stroke and retired from Anheuser-Busch the next year as Illinois director of marketing.[1]
Jones died on July 16, 2018, in Chicago.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 1976-77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later". Oregonlive.com. June 4, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Former Trail Blazer Robin Jones dies at age 64". The Courier-Journal. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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