Red Robbins

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Red Robbins

| image = Red Robbins.jpeg

| width =

| caption = Robbins circa 1972

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|9|30}}

| birth_place = Leesburg, Florida, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|11|18|1944|9|30}}

| death_place = Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.

| high_school = Groveland (Groveland, Florida)

| college =

• Chipola (1962–1964)
• Tennessee (1964–1966)

| draft_year = 1966

| draft_round = 6

| draft_pick = 59

| draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers

| career_start = 1966

| career_end = 1977

| career_position = Center / power forward

| career_number = 21, 9, 24

| years1 = 1966–1967

| team1 = Olimpia Milano

| years2 = 1967–1970

| team2 = New Orleans Buccaneers

| years3 = 1970–1972

| team3 = Utah Stars

| years4 = 1972–1973

| team4 = San Diego Conquistadors

| years5 = 1973–1974

| team5 = Kentucky Colonels

| years6 = 1974–1975

| team6 = Virginia Squires

| years7 = 1975–1976

| team7 = Olimpia Milano

| highlights =

• ABA champion (1971)
• 3× ABA All-Star (1968, 1969, 1971)
• All-ABA Second Team (1969)

}}

Austin "Red" Robbins (September 30, 1944 – November 18, 2009Jimmy Smith. [http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2009/11/aba_bucs_austin_red_robbins_di.html "ABA Bucs' Austin 'Red' Robbins dies at 65"]. NOLA.com. November 18, 2009. Retrieved on November 18, 2009.) was an American basketball player.

Robbins, a 6'8" forward/center from Leesburg, Florida,{{cite news |title= Red Robbins basketball-reference.com profile |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robbire01.html|access-date=January 11, 2022 |work=Basketball-Reference.com}} starred at the University of Tennessee in the 1960s and then played professionally for the American Basketball Association's New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970), Utah Stars (1970–1972), San Diego Conquistadors (1972–1973; 1973–1974), Kentucky Colonels (1973; 1974–1975), and Virginia Squires (1975–1976). Robbins was nicknamed for his red hair and perceived fiery personality, and grabbed over 6,000 rebounds in his career. Robbins was also an offensive contributor with a .466 field goal percentage; and led the ABA in three pointer percentage, with a .408 mark, in the 1971-72 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/ABA_1972_leaders.html|title=1971-72 ABA Leaders|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=20 November 2022}} In Game 7 of the 1971 ABA Western Division playoffs, he made 11 out of 12 field goals to lead the Utah Stars to a 108–101 victory en route to the league title.