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.
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.
Roger Robinson, Who Tackled August Wilson Roles, Dies at 78
He won a Tony Award for his work in the 2009 revival of Mr. Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” his seventh and final Broadway appearance.
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Matt Snell Dies at 84; Carried Jets to Stunning Upset in Super Bowl III
His pounding runs for the underdog New York team against the Baltimore Colts secured a pivotal win for the American Football League.
Monti Rock III, Gleefully Untalented ‘Tonight Show’ Favorite, Dies at 86
He couldn’t sing, dance or tell funny stories. But Johnny Carson loved him and his persona: a D-list star clinging to celebrity.
Karen Petrou, Influential Fiscal Policy Analyst and Critic, Dies at 72
Her insights on financial regulations and monetary policy guided big banks and Washington policymakers.
Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99
“There is tape in the Oval Office,” said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president’s resignation.
Bo Gritz, Vietnam Veteran Called a Real-Life Rambo, Dies at 87
He served in the Special Forces, led a postwar raid to find P.O.W.s and became a voice of the right-wing anti-government fringe.
Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March
A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s.
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