Bill Robinzine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Robinzine

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1982

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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. While not much of a scorer, Robinzine was known as a tough rebounder and one of the better defensive players in the league at the power forward position.
He played for the Kings for five seasons, and then was released to make room for Reggie King. In September 1982, Robinzine committed suicide in his car by carbon monoxide poisoning at a storage place in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was not on any NBA team's roster at that time.