Robin Jones (basketball)

Robin Jones
Personal information
Born (1954-02-02)February 2, 1954
St. Louis, Missouri
Died July 16, 2018(2018-07-16) (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

Robin Dale Jones (February 2, 1954 – July 16, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.

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

  1. ↑ "The 1976-77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later". Oregonlive.com. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Former Trail Blazer Robin Jones dies at age 64". The Courier-Journal. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.


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