Austin "Red" Robbins (September 30, 1944 – November 18, 2009[1]) was an American basketball player.

Robbins, a 6'8" forward/center from Leesburg, Florida,[2] starred at the University of Tennessee in the 1960s and then played professionally for the American Basketball Association's New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970), Utah Stars (1970–1972), San Diego Conquistadors (1972–1973; 1973–1974), Kentucky Colonels (1973; 1974–1975), and Virginia Squires (1975–1976). Robbins was nicknamed for his red hair and perceived fiery personality, and grabbed over 6,000 rebounds in his career. Robbins was also an offensive contributor with a .466 field goal percentage; and led the ABA in three pointer percentage, with a .408 mark, in the 1971-72 season.[3] In Game 7 of the 1971 ABA Western Division playoffs, he made 11 out of 12 field goals to lead the Utah Stars to a 108–101 victory en route to the league title.

Death

Robbins died in Metairie, Louisiana on November 18, 2009, aged 65, after having battled cancer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Jimmy Smith. "ABA Bucs' Austin 'Red' Robbins dies at 65". NOLA.com. November 18, 2009. Retrieved on November 18, 2009.
  2. ^ "Red Robbins basketball-reference.com profile". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "1971-72 ABA Leaders". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Robbins
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