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  David Robinson - MSN Encarta
David Robinson, born in 1965, American professional basketball player, considered one of the outstanding centers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1990s.
Robinson was an immediate success in the NBA, winning the 1990 NBA rookie of the year award as the Spurs' starting center.
Robinson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only players in NBA history to have led the league in points, rebounds, and blocks (although not all three categories in the same season).
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579719/Robinson_David.html   (553 words)

  
 David Robinson Honored by USA Basketball
With David Robinson's announcement earlier this year that the 2002-03 NBA season would be his last, the USA's only three-time men's basketball Olympian and one of the NBA's 50 All-Time greatest players is calling it quits.
Robinson is the owner of NCAA records for the most blocks in a single game (14 versus UNC-Wilmington on 1/4/86), most blocks in a single season (207), highest single season blocks average (5.9 bpg.), and highest career blocks average (5.2 bpg.).
Robinson graduated from the Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and after being the number one NBA draft choice, sat out two seasons while serving in the Navy from June 1987 to May 1989 at Kings Bay, Georgia.
www.usabasketball.com /men/DRobinson_Honored.html   (1237 words)

  
  David Robinson
Robinson was finally able to join the Spurs for the 1989-1990 season, and he helped the team make the playoffs, where they lost in seven games against eventual western conference champions Portland Trailblazers.
Robinson made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics, and he scored 71 points in a game against the Clippers late in 1994 to obtain that year's scoring title.
Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2003 campaign and, in the Spurs' case, playoffs.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/da/David_Robinson.html   (396 words)

  
 A Tribute to David Robinson - MySanAntonio.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Robinson's numbers were similar in each of the next three seasons as he took his place among the best in the league.
Robinson continued his outstanding play in 1995-96, earning All-NBA and All-Defensive First Team honors as he ranked fifth in the NBA in scoring (25.0 ppg), second in rebounding (12.2 rpg), third in blocked shots (3.30 bpg) and 20th in field goal percentage (.516).
Robinson was fifth in the NBA in field goal percentage, led the team in steals and was second on the club behind Duncan in scoring, rebounding and blocks.
www2.mysanantonio.com /specials/dr/bio.cfm   (1099 words)

  
 The Continuing Significance of David Robinson's Plagiarism Career
David Robinson was a prominent British sociologist in the alcoholism field.
As was Robinson's pattern, although he referenced the plagiarized source at some point in his text, he appropriated long stretches of text without using quotations or identifying the earlier volume as the source of the material.
Robinson apparently ceased plagiarizing after the Levine incident and remained "plagiarism free" for 20 years, although for most of this period he had left research and writing for university administration.
www.peele.net /debate/robinson.html   (3055 words)

  
 Wheaties Salute to David Robinson
San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson was honored with a special-edition Wheaties box unveiled on January 14, 2004 at The Carver Academy in San Antonio.
Robinson is the only male basketball player in U.S. history to appear in three different Olympic Games, winning two Gold Medals and becoming the country's all-time Olympic leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots.
Robinson's lasting legacy was also defined by his status as one of the pre-eminent philanthropists in all of professional sports.
www.chiff.com /a/david_robinson.htm   (487 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NBA Playoffs 2003 - Robinson posts double-double in Spurs' Game 6 win
David Robinson didn't just end his long, special career with his second title Sunday night.
Robinson had 11 points in the first three quarters when the Spurs were struggling, then grabbed seven rebounds during a stunning fourth quarter rally.
Robinson was named rookie of the year and led the Spurs all the way to the conference semifinals, a tremendous accomplishment for a team that had not won a playoff series in seven years.
sports.espn.go.com /nba/playoffs2003/story?id=1568463   (913 words)

  
 David Robinson (basketball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is a former NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game.
Robinson went on to win the MVP trophy in 1995, and in 1996 he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Robinson's NBA title dreams seemed to vanish when he was seriously injured in 1997, and the Spurs subsequently fell to a dismal 20–62 record.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball_player)   (1732 words)

  
 David Robinson Design - Interior Design
Robinson's personal achievements as an artist, photographer and graphic designer, bring to each project artistic treatments that are a hallmark of DRD.
David Robinson is a native of Bermuda and was educated at Warwick Academy and then Northcliff in England before obtaining a Bachelor of Architecture degree (1974) from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
In addition to restaurant design, Robinson and his company are known for some of the city's most remarkable graphics and signage projects, including the elaborate entry sign at San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter which has helped establish the area as one of the most "happening" downtowns in the U.S. His interior design goes beyond commercial projects.
www.davidrobinsondesigninc.com   (483 words)

  
 The Brent Morrison Column:  Admiral Admirable - David Robinson Retires a Class Act
Robinson served honorably, resisting any urge he might have felt to whine or sue his way to NBA millions early.
Robinson, an assistant pastor at the church his family attends while on Hawaiian vacations, is considering attending medical school after basketball.
David Robinson would be a big man if he were 5 feet tall.
www.brentmorrison.com /030609David_Robinson.htm   (597 words)

  
 Sculptor David Robinson : : : : What's Current : : : :
Robinson Studios has just acquired an 800 ft space in 1000 Parker St. to house a permanent gallery for David Robinson’s work.
This gallery exhibition of editioned maquettes by sculptor David Robinson illuminates facets of the creative process that are otherwise the sole purview of the working studio.
David is currently working on several commissions, including two large ornamental bronze screens for the new Four Seasons Hotel in Whistler, BC.
www.robinsonstudio.com /whats_new   (605 words)

  
 David Robinson - Picture - MSN Encarta
After a successful collegiate career at the United States Naval Academy and two years of service in the Navy, David Robinson was the National Basketball Association (NBA) rookie of the year in 1990.
He also captured the NBA most valuable player (MVP) award in 1995 and played on two league championship teams (1999 and 2003).
Robinson also won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996.
encarta.msn.com /media_461557307_761571883_-1_1/David_Robinson.html   (65 words)

  
 David Robinson's Cover Story in Philanthropy World Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
David and his wife, Valerie, created the faith-based David Robinson Foundation in 1992, through which they invest in "Mr.
The David Robinson Foundation's most significant accomplishment to date is jump-starting The Carver Academy in downtown San Antonio.
The Robinsons' vision for the Carver is "to build a foundation for future generations.
www.philanthropymagazine.com /03MarchApril/david-robinson.htm   (906 words)

  
 David Robinson - Master Illusionist
After years of touring under his belt, and numerous television appearances, including The Late Show with David Letterman, David Robinson has put together one of the top illusion shows in the country that follows in the foot steps of world renowned magician “David Copperfield”.
David makes a point in his show to assure everyone in the audience that he has no real powers and everything that they see is simply just optical illusions and harmless tricks.
Note, David is not an evangelist but he does perform a couple of routines used to send a very important Christian message.
www.davidrobinsonmagic.com /fa/abouts.html   (287 words)

  
 Player Bio: David Robinson :: Football
A 17-year coaching veteran of various levels, David Robinson started his career in 1986 as an assistant at St. Anthony's High School in Long Beach, Calif. He followed his father in 1987 to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and served as a general assistant.
Robinson then spent one season each at California, as a volunteer assistant, and College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif., before joining his father's staff at Southern California.
In accordance with UCCSN and University policies, David Robinson's immediate supervisor is Senior Associate Athletic Director Jerry Koloskie, who reports directly to UNLV President Carol C. Harter regarding Robinson's employment.
unlvrebels.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/robinson_david00.html   (352 words)

  
 David B. Robinson, CPA
Custer Robinson, LLC is headquartered at the corner of Sycamore and Old Streets in Petersburg in a building constructed in 1815 on the site of an earlier one that was destroyed in a great city-wide fire.
David Robinson has furnished his office with many of the antiques that occupied his accounting office in Midlothian prior to its merger into Chaney Robinson and Company, Inc. Other tenants in the building include an insurance agency and an adjustment form.
David Robinson often uses Petersburg, Virginia as an "open air" entrepreneurial classroom to deliver strategies to individuals and small groups through a series of intense meetings and"walking and talking" excursions.
www.greatcpa.com   (663 words)

  
 David Robinson - HoopsVibe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Robinson was an outstanding all-around athlete; during the physical tests that the Academy gave all of its incoming plebes, he scored higher on the gymnastics portions of the test than anyone in his class, except for the plebes who were slated to be on the Academy’s gymnastics team.
He is one of only a small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, and one of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 17, 1994).
Robinson will not only be remember for his outstanding accomplishments throughout his NBA career, but more importantly, for his contributions in his community.
www.hoopsvibe.com /nba/nba_legends_biographies/david_robinson-ar33441.html   (692 words)

  
 San Antonio Spurs, David Robinson, National Basketball Association - CBS SportsLine.com
This was the end of November in 1989, the first month of David Robinson's NBA rookie year, when he was asked to describe how setting an NCAA record for blocked shots during his career at the Naval Academy would translate to the NBA.
Nobody is more honorable than the 37-year-old David Robinson, married to Valerie, father of three boys, and a 7-foot-1, 250-pound center who will retire after this season with an NBA championship ring from 1999, 10 All-Star appearances and a record three Olympic medals.
Nonetheless, Robinson is becoming wistful in each arena he visits, "kind of taste it all one more time," as he explains it, talking to fans, signing autographs, counting the memories.
www.sportsline.com /nba/story/6128429   (1752 words)

  
 BIO | David Robinson Ligand Pharmaceuticals 2001-2003
In the 1980s, pharmaceutical companies tended to be stodgy-bureaucratic, slow to react-especially compared with the new wave of entrepreneurial biotechnology companies, which were risky to be sure, but also nimble, exciting and on the cutting edge of translating the revolution in molecular biology into new medicines.
By the dawn of the 1990s, pharma veteran David Robinson knew that biotechnology was where he had to be.
For younger companies, said Robinson, the highest BIO priority is stabilizing the capital foundations for research and development.
www.bio.org /speeches/pubs/milestone03/robinson.asp   (1110 words)

  
 David Robinson Interview - Money and Faith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Former basketball pro David Robinson is wholeheartedly investing in the next generation, with the prayer they'll do the same.
David Robinson is a legendary figure in NBA history.
A player for the San Antonio Spurs for more than a decade, Robinson led the team to victory in the 1999 World Championships, was named one of the 50 greatest players of the league, and was a member of the NBA All-Star team 10 times.
www.christianitytoday.com /money/interviews/davidrobinson.html   (1602 words)

  
 TheGoal.com: David Robinson
All would have been good reasons for David Robinson to choose to compete in his third Olympics, but none was the primary factor.
Robinson, one of the greatest centers in basketball history, said he competed in 1996 because "It's a great opportunity to model Christ in front of a lot of people by the way I play and the way I conduct myself."
Robinson's life revolves around serving Jesus Christ, to whom he has given control of his life.
www.thegoal.com /players/basketball/robinson_david/robinson_david.html   (522 words)

  
 Biography David Robinson San Antonio Spurs
David's nickname comes from his days at the U.S. Naval Academy because of his ability to take charge on the court and lead his teammates to victory.
David is the first player in NCAA Division I history to finish with over 2,500 points and 1,300 rebounds while shooting over.600 percent from the field.
David was selected as the number one NBA Draft pick in 1987 by the San Antonio Spurs, but he was forced to sit out two seasons after graduation as he served in the Navy from June 1987 to May 1989 at Kings Bay, Georgia.
members.fortunecity.com /stefnba/robinson/davids_bio.htm   (1084 words)

  
 David Robinson Pottery -- Main Page
Robinson’s forms, both the simple and the complex, are always balanced and harmonious.
Likewise, Robinson works the surface of his pots to produce a unity that compliments the forms.
Robinson’s best work pulls his multiple influences together into an aesthetically-right whole, often with a flip of whimsy.
www.davidrobinsonpottery.com   (143 words)

  
 David Robinson (philanthropist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir David Robinson (April 13, 1904 – January 10, 1987) was a British entrepreneur and philanthropist.
He donated £18 million to the University of Cambridge to establish a new college in his name.
He was knighted in 1985, and died two years later in Newmarket, the centre of English horse-racing.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sir_David_Robinson   (197 words)

  
 David Robinson
David Robinson was born April 2, 1953 in Woburn, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston) and as such was the only Boston native in The Cars (ironic since they are usually viewed as a Boston Band).
Come the fall of 1970, David Robinson was becoming dismayed with the musical round robin of North Shore musicians and decided it was time to search out a situation that was "singularly unique." He had caught Jonathan's performances and considered tracking the man down.
David has been quoted many times as saying that The Cars were going to be his last band, regardless whether they succeeded or failed.
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 David Robinson - Moviefone
David Robinson Regarded as one of the top centers of his era, if not of all time, David ?the Admiral?
Winners of the NBA's Community Assist Award receive the David Robinson Plaque, with the inscription "Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson...
David Robinson - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, David Robinson Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 YouTube - David Robinson, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA
David Robinson is the Executive Director of Pax Christi USA, a non-profit, non-governmental Catholic peace movement working on a global scale on a wide variety of issues in the fields of human rights, security and disarmament, economic justice and ecology.
David Robinson the Admiral show against the CAVS 1995
David Robinson NBA defensive player of the year 1992
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 David Robinson (basketball) Summary
When David Robinson was young, he had one goal--he wanted to be a student at the United States Naval Academy.
David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is a former NBA basketball player, who is considered one of the greatest to ever play.
David Robinson (basketball): Robinson putting up a shot over Karl Malone.
www.bookrags.com /David_Robinson_(basketball)   (137 words)

  
 David Robinson News
David Robinson news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Thirty years ago, in 1976, the Spurs played their first season in the NBA after being absorbed into the older league along with three other teams from the American Basketball Association.
The Spurs should celebrate something that happened exactly 10 years ago this week - David Robinson broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot.
www.topix.net /basketball-players/david-robinson   (614 words)

  
 David Robinson - Master Illusionist
David was born and raised in the southern region of the United States.
David has appeared on numerous national and international television programs such as The Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central, and Comic Relief.
David is now booking for the 2004-2005 season for major hotels, resorts and country clubs.
www.davidrobinsonmagic.com   (247 words)

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