Robin Jones
Encyclopedia
Robin Dale Jones is an American former 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.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
Jones was born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He spent two seasons in the NBA, signing as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
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
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
where he played only 12 games. Jones then spent 5 years playing in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
before returning to the United States where he worked in marketing for Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
. In 1995 he suffered a stroke and retired from Anheuser-Busch the next year as Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
director of marketing.