Bill Robinson (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Full name | William Edward Robinson |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada | 2 February 1949
Died | 8 February 2020 Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 71)
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball |
William Edward Robinson (2 February 1949 – 8 February 2020) was a Canadian basketball player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He died following a stroke in 2020, shortly after his 71st birthday.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Canadian Basketball HOF profile" (PDF). Canadian Basketball. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Robinson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Remembering the life of William Robinson 1949 - 2020". vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca.
- ^ "Canadian basketball legend Bill Robinson dead at 71". Victoria News. 9 February 2020.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Obituary: 'Fearless' Billy Robinson the ultimate point guard". Times Colonist.
External links[]
- Bill Robinson at FIBA
- Bill Robinson at Basketball-Reference.com
- Bill Robinson at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2020 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Canadian men's basketball players
- 1974 FIBA World Championship players
- Olympic basketball players of Canada
- People from the Cowichan Valley Regional District
- Simon Fraser Clan men's basketball players
- Basketball people from British Columbia
- 1970 FIBA World Championship players
- Canadian basketball biography stubs