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Originally Posted by mowerman
Back in the 80s there was a NBA player who would show up at Placerville Ca. He would pay different drive to mud pack thier car . He played for the Kings , he committed killed himself . Cant rememeber his name .
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Your question about the NBA player's involvement led me to the following. Its Winter and I guess I have nothing else to do 
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William Clintard Robinzine Shooting guard / Small forward
Born January 20, 1953(1953-01-20)
Chicago, Illinois
Died September 16, 1982 (aged 29)
Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality USA
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
College Depaul
Draft 10th overall, 1st Round, 1975
Kansas City Kings
Pro career 1975–1982
Former teams Kansas City Kings(1974–1980)
Dallas Mavericks (1980–1981)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1981)
Utah Jazz (1981–1982)
William Clintard "Bill" Robinzine (January 20, 1953 – September 16, 1982) was an American professional basketball player.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Robinzine grew to be a 6' 7" forward from DePaul University. He played seven seasons (1975–1982) in the NBA, competing for the Kansas City Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Utah Jazz. In the highlight footage of Darryl Dawkins shattering a backboard dunking at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium, Robinzine can be seen running away with his face in his hands during the play. When Dawkins gave a name to the dunk, part of the name was "Robinzine Cryin'"
While not much of a scorer, Robinzine was known as a tough rebounder and one of the better defensive players in the league at the power forward position. He played for the Kings for five seasons, and then was released to make room for Reggie King.
In September 1982, Robinzine committed suicide in his car by carbon monoxide poisoning at a storage place in Kansas City, Missouri [1]. He was not on any NBA team's roster at that time. Survivors: sister, Kerentz Whorley, Brother, Kurt Robinzine, and Mother Betty Robinzine
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And this from the NY Times:
Robinzine Found Dead
Published: September 17, 1982
The police reported today that Bill Robinzine, a forward for the Utah Jazz last season, was found dead in his parked car, an apparent suicide.
Robinzine's wife had filed a missing-persons report with the police Wednesday morning after she returned home and found a note indicating that he might attempt suicide, the police said.
They were called to a building on the city's southeast side at 12:10 P.M. today, where they found Robinzine's body in the back seat of his car.
''Preliminary investigation indicates the death was a suicide and the cause of death points to carbon monoxide poisoning,'' the police said.
Robinzine, 29 years old, had played in the National Basketball Association for seven seasons after being drafted from De Paul University by Kansas City in 1975. He also played for Cleveland and Dallas and joined Utah in August 1981. His contract with the Jazz expired at the end of last season, making him a free agent. Laura Herlovich, the team's publicist, said that there had been no negotiations about a new contract and that he was considering going to Italy to play.