30 Facts About Rick Robey

Frederick Robert Robey was born on January 30,1956 and is an American former college and professional basketball player.

The Rick Robey family lived in Kodiak, Alaska for two years where Rick Robey's father worked at the Kodiak Naval Operating Base.

Rick Robey started playing basketball in the naval station's gymnasium every day, competing with much older sailors and marines.

Rick Robey's father said "they were all so much bigger and better than him that he learned he just had to be aggressive".

Rick Robey played high school basketball as a center for the Brother Martin High School Crusaders in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Rick Robey has never played high school ball, but when Marquette was in New Orleans to play Tulane, coach Al McGuire had Rick out to dinner.

Rick Robey scored twice in the last 39 seconds of the game, earning a total of 21 points and 18 rebounds during the game.

Rick Robey was voted Most Valuable Player in Louisiana for scoring 51 points and 38 rebounds during the tournament by the reporters and broadcasters who covered the games.

Rick Robey was named the Top Twenty tournament's "Outstanding Player" by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

Rick Robey was a unanimous selection to the Louisiana All-State basketball team.

Rick Robey was selected to the Orlando Sentinel's Dixie Dozen and All-Southern teams.

Rick Robey was named one of "The Nation's Top 25" high school basketball players by the St Petersburg Times.

Rick Robey was selected to All-Star teams by Basketball News, Basketball Weekly and Parade magazine as well as chosen for the Family Weekly College Coaches All-Future team, Sporting News "Super Twenty" team and the Senior Scholastic All-American team.

Rick Robey was chosen as one of 1974's "30 hottest college prospects" by five well regarded college basketball coaches.

Rick Robey was one of ten national high school basketball stars on the US All Stars team during the 1974 Kentucky Derby Classic held in Louisville, Kentucky's Freedom Hall on April 28,1974.

Rick Robey's team competed against the Kentucky-Indiana team, which featured five Kentucky and five Indiana high school stars.

Walker said Rick Robey was "an animal - he's so aggressive, he just beats the heck out of you".

Rick Robey scored 16 points and made eight rebounds during the game.

Rick Robey played against the Capital All-Stars team in the first Capital Classic along with his US All-Stars teammates Mike Phillips, Butch Lee and Moses Malone.

Rick Robey had already participated in two and thus was ineligible to play.

Rick Robey won gold as a member of the 1975 Pan American Games when he was just 19.

Rick Robey, then ranked fifth in the nation, estimated 210 college basketball programs had approached him to join their teams.

In early 1974, it was reported that Rick Robey would choose either Tulane University, the University of Florida or the University of Kentucky.

Rick Robey said his decision was influenced by Kentucky's love of basketball.

Rick Robey was the third overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers.

Halfway through his rookie season, Rick Robey was traded to the Celtics for former ABA All-Star Billy Knight.

Rick Robey played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association.

Rick Robey scored 3,723 points in his career and was a member of the 1981 Celtics championship team.

Rick Robey returned to the Louisville area after his pro career and became a real estate broker.

Rick Robey now has his own real estate team at EXP Louisville.