1. Flynn James Robinson was an American professional basketball player.
13 Facts About Flynn Robinson
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Flynn Robinson averaged 31 points per game during both his Junior and Senior years and in 1959 led Elgin to their Regional and Conference Championships.
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Flynn Robinson attended Southern Illinois University in September 1959 for one quarter and was on the basketball team.
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Flynn Robinson averaged 26.2 points per game as a sophomore, 25.6 points as a junior and 27 points as a senior and was the 6th leading scorer in the nation.
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Flynn Robinson played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association and one season in the later merged American Basketball Association.
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The 15th pick in the 1965 NBA draft, Flynn Robinson made his NBA debut with the Cincinnati Royals in 1966.
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Later, Flynn Robinson played for the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Flynn Robinson led the NBA in free throw percentage that season.
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In 1992, Flynn Robinson returned to Los Angeles where he and his Laker teammates, including legends Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West, were honored at the 20th Year Celebration of the 1972 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers.
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In January 2005, Flynn Robinson was named to Wyoming's All-Century Team.
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In 2012, while living in the Los Angeles area, Flynn Robinson again was honored with his surviving teammates at the 40th Year Celebration of the 1972 NBA Champion Lakers, who continue to hold the Historic 33-Games Win Streak, a long-standing pro sports record.
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Flynn Robinson died on May 23,2013, in Los Angeles, of multiple myeloma.
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Flynn Robinson was 72 and was survived by his wife, Nancy Pitts-Robinson, four brothers and two sisters.