Robin Jones (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1954 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 | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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
- ^ "The 1976-77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later". Oregonlive.com. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- The Courier-Journal. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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