Obituaries Related to "Robinson" from New York Times Archive
Flynn Robinson, Scorer on Dominant N.B.A. Club, Dies at 72
Robinson was a 1970 All-Star, a seven-season N.B.A. player and a productive reserve guard on the first Los Angeles Lakers title team, which had a 33-game winning streak.
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ROBINSON--Charles Knox. Actor, writer and magician. Much loved husband and brother. As you've always said, ''Prevail!''
Arnie Robinson Jr., Olympic Long Jump Champion, Dies at 72
Mr. Robinson won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and a bronze medal in Munich in 1972.
McNeil Robinson II, 72, Organist and Composer, Is Dead
Mr. Robinson, who was the chairman of the organ department at the Manhattan School of Music, was also the organist for several houses of worship.
Mets’ Reyes Has His Own Jackie Robinson Tribute in Mind
Jackie Robinson stole home 19 times in his career. Today, most players don’t try even once. But the Mets’ Jose Reyes may.
Arnie Robinson Jr., Olympic Long Jump Champion, Dies at 72
Mr. Robinson won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and a bronze medal in Munich in 1972.
Ken Robinson, Who Preached Creativity in Teaching, Dies at 70
Dance, he said, is just as important as math. He was knighted for his work, and his TED Talk on schools and the arts was the most viewed of all time.
Cliff Robinson, UConn Star Who Played 18 N.B.A. Seasons, Dies at 53
He took the Huskies to the N.I.T. championship, and was the Sixth Man of the Year for the Trail Blazers. In 2017, he opened a marijuana dispensary.
James Robinson, 79, Dies; Filled an Ambulance Gap in Brooklyn
Frustrated that responses to emergency calls took too long in Bedford-Stuyvesant, he started a volunteer ambulance corps, and it’s been nimble.
Frank Robinson, Hall of Fame Slugger and First Black Manager, Dies at 83
An intense player at the plate, he hit 586 home runs and made history when he took the helm of the Cleveland Indians in 1975.
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May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.
Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82
With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s.
Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55
Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and also worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall and Battlefield franchises.
Chris Rea, Grammy-Nominated Singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ Dies at 74
A blues-influenced guitarist, he built a lasting career, particularly in Europe, with soft-rock ballads like “Driving Home for Christmas” and “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).”
Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104
She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.
Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy
She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.
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