Flynn Robinson

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Flynn Robinson
No. 20, 5, 21, 30, 40
Robinson with the Bucks
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1941-04-28)April 28, 1941 Elgin, Illinois
Died	May 23, 2013(2013-05-23) (aged 72)^[1] Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Elgin (Elgin, Illinois)
College	Wyoming (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Pro playing career	1965–1978
Career history
1966–1967	Cincinnati Royals
1967–1968	Chicago Bulls
1968–1970	Milwaukee Bucks
1970–1971	Cincinnati Royals
1971–1972	Los Angeles Lakers
1972–1973	Baltimore Bullets
1973–1974	San Diego Conquistadors (ABA)
1978	Indiana Wizards (AABA)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1972) NBA All-Star (1970)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	7,577 (14.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,372 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	1,628 (3.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Flynn James Robinson (born April 28, 1941 – May 23, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.

Biography

A native of Elgin, IL, Robinson graduated in 1959 from Elgin High School. He was the leading scorer for the high school's conference-championship teams of 1958 and 1959 and among the first class inducted into the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame.

Robinson attended Southern Illinois University before transferring to the University of Wyoming. A 6'1" guard at Wyoming, Robinson was a three-time first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honoree. He averaged 26.2 points per game as a sophomore, 25.6 points as a junior and 27 points as a senior. His 2,049 points place him third on Wyoming's all-time scoring list, and in 2005 he was named to the school's All-Century team.

Robinson played seven seasons (1966–1973) in the National Basketball Association and one season (1973–1974) in the now-defunct American Basketball Association. He averaged 14.5 points per game and 3.1 assists per game during his NBA/ABA career.

The 15th pick in the 1965 NBA draft, Robinson made his NBA debut with the Cincinnati Royals in 1966.

In the 1969-70 season, Robinson averaged a career high 21.8 points per game and was selected to the 1970 NBA All-Star Game, the only All-Star game he would play in. He also led the NBA in free throw percentage that season.^[2]

Robinson played for the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks' broadcaster, Eddie Doucette, called him the "Electric Eye".

Robinson was a reserve behind Jerry West and Gail Goodrich for the Los Angeles Lakers team that won a league-record 33 consecutive games and later won an NBA championship with the team in 1972, playing on what has been considered one of the NBA's Top Ten Teams of all time. When he joined the Lakers, their broadcaster, Chick Hearn, called him "Mr. Instant Point".

In January 2005, Robinson was named to Wyoming's All-Century Team.

Death

Robinson died on May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles of multiple myeloma. He was 72 and is survived by his wife, Nancy Pitts-Robinson, four brothers and two sisters.^[2]

References

↑ Pincus, Eric (May 23, 2013), "Lakers mourn the death of Flynn Robinson", The Los Angeles Times
↑ 2.0 2.1 Goldstein, Richard (May 25, 2013), "Flynn Robinson, Scorer on Dominant N.B.A. Club, Dies at 72", The New York Times

External links

v t e 1965 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans

Vern Benson Larry Brown Al Dillard Rod Holst Ollie Johnson Ron Reid Flynn Robinson Randy Robinson Dave Stallworth Cecil Tuttle

v t e 1965 NBA Draft

Territorial pick	Bill Bradley Bill Buntin Gail Goodrich

First round	Fred Hetzel Rick Barry Dave Stallworth Jerry Sloan Billy Cunningham Jim Washington Nate Bowman Ollie Johnson

Second round	Wilbert Frazier Dick Van Arsdale Tom Van Arsdale Tal Brody Jesse Branson Hal Blevins Flynn Robinson John Fairchild Ron Watts

v t e Los Angeles Lakers 1971–72 NBA Champions

5 Jim McMillian 11 Jim Cleamons 12 Pat Riley 13 Wilt Chamberlain (Finals MVP) 14 LeRoy Ellis 21 Flynn Robinson 24 Keith Erickson 25 Gail Goodrich 31 John Trapp 44 Jerry West 52 Happy Hairston Head coach Bill Sharman Assistant coaches K. C. Jones Bill Bertka

Regular season • Playoffs

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Flynn
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	April 28, 1941
Place of birth	Elgin, Illinois
Date of death	May 23, 2013
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

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