Red Robbins
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, as well as his fiery personality, and he gained a reputation as one of the toughest players in the league, grabbing over 6,000 rebounds in his career. Robbins was also a solid offensive contributor with above-average shooting range, and in Game 7 of the 1971 ABA Finals, he made eleven out of twelve field goals to lead the Utah Stars to a league title.
Death
Robbins died in Metairie, Louisiana on November 18, 2009, aged 65, after a long battle with cancer.
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by Ljungblut
Red Ribbons
by: LjungblutBeyond the pale
a rock'n'roll betrayal
Why won't you stop thinking
it's all gonna slip into chaos again
You kid yourself dreaming
While mornings withers away
Parked cars and white roses laid
out in the snow
And Im asking you for the last time
to hold on
Get yourself a life
frustration bites much harder
When love means a stitch
you make reservations
in empty places
And Im asking you for the last time
to hold on
Tighter than red ribbons
on a wedding gift
Tighter than the deep red ribbons
on a gift
Get yourself a life
and hold on to it
Tighter than red ribbons
on a wedding gift
Tighter than the deep red ribbons