nba.com - 4/28/2008
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Will Robinson, an African-American pioneer and a trusted Pistons scout for nearly three decades, passed away early Monday morning. He was 96.
Robinson, who had been sick for over a year, first impacted the Detroit basketball landscape in the 1940s as a successful high school coach.
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He will be missed - Will Robinson dies at age 96
Need4Sheed.com —
... The Pistons lose a Legend Detroit Legend Dies He will be missed.
Will Robinson, 1911-2008
Detroit Bad Boys —
... years in Steubenville, Ohio, where he won 14 letters in five sports, and by 28 years as a scout for the Pistons. He also was a scout for the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
[…] Midway through the 2003-04 season, en route to their third title, the Pistons renamed their locker room the “Will Robinson Locker Room of Champions.”
“He’s someone that’s going to be missed, not only by the Pistons but by the City of Detroit,” said Pistons coach Flip Saunders.
Ryan Pretzer of Pistons.com has more on Robinson’s life and accomplishments.
Do it for Isiah?
Need4Sheed.com —
If the Pistons are going to "do it" for anyone I'm sure most of us would think they would do it for themselves. Then I'm guessing....do it for Dyess. There is the legend of Will Robinson to think of. ...
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