Austin "Red" Robbins (September 30, 1944 – November 18, 2009) was an American basketball player. Robbins, a 6'8" forward/center from Leesburg, Florida, 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. 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. Death Robbins died in Metairie, Louisiana on November 18, 2009, aged 65, after having battled cancer. References External links Career statistics at basketball-reference.com Player profile at Remember the ABA Italian League stats 1944 births 2009 deaths American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Florida Centers (basketball) Chipola Indians men's basketball players Deaths from cancer in Louisiana Kentucky Colonels players New Orleans Buccaneers players Olimpia Milano players People from Metairie, Louisiana People from Leesburg, Florida Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Power forwards (basketball) San Diego Conquistadors players Tennessee Volunteers basketball players Utah Stars players Virginia Squires players