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Also known as David Maurice Robinson, The Admiral, D-Rob, The Battleship

American basketball player

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David Maurice Robinson, known by the nicknames "The Admiral" and "D-Rob," is a male American basketball player and military officer. Born on August 6, 1965, in Key West, he played as a center for the San Antonio Spurs. Robinson is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served in the United States Navy. He has resided in Woodbridge, Key West, Virginia Beach, and San Antonio.

Robinson participated in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1986 FIBA World Championship. His career accolades include the John R. Wooden Award, NBA All-Rookie Team selection, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and NBA All-Defensive Team honors. He stands 216 units tall and weighs 107 units.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1930
Works
32

Top works

  • Music of the shadows
  • Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern
  • Chappurin
  • Charles Chaplin, The freak
  • History of the movies

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Film & TV

Acting

Known for

  • Undeniable with Dan Patrick — Self2015
  • Arvydas Sabonis 11 — Himself2014
  • Passion and Romance: Ocean of Dreams — Lt. Harrison1997
  • Forget Paris — David Robinson1995
  • The Horse's Mouth — Bit Role (uncredited)1958

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1946-08-15

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,822
Total plays
12,057

Tags

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David was a drummer for the 1970-1980s new wave band "The Cars". He also drummed for The Modern Lovers Born April 2, 1949, Woburn, Massachusetts He has retired from music and owns a restaurant. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Robinson">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · David Robinson

Key facts

Born
( 1965-08-06 ) August 6, 1965 (age 60) , Key West , Florida , U.S.
Listed height
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight
250 lb (113 kg)
High school
Osbourn Park , ( Manassas, Virginia )
College
Navy (1983–1987)
Nba draft
1987 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by
San Antonio Spurs
Playing career
1989–2003
Position
Center
1989 2003
San Antonio Spurs
Points
20,790 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds
10,497 (10.6 rpg)
Blocks
2,954 (3.0 bpg)

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Position
Forward/Center
Nationality
United States

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Family name
Robinson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Key West
Native language
English language
Religion
Christianity
Participant in
1996 Summer Olympics
Position played
center
Country for sport
United States
Mass
107
Military branch
United States Navy
Image
David Robinson (Team USA).jpg
Height
216
Residence
Kansas City
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Commons category
David Robinson
date of birth
1965-08-06
birth name
David Maurice Robinson
nickname
D-Rob
end of work period
2003-00-00
start of work period
1989-00-00
partner in business or sport
Tim Duncan
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Encyclopedic overview

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Admiral" for his service in the U.S. Navy, he spent his entire 14-year career with National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise San Antonio Spurs and is now a minority owner of the team. He is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history.

Robinson played basketball for the United States Naval Academy and was selected by the Spurs as the first overall pick of the 1987 NBA draft, but because he had to fulfill his active-duty obligation with the Navy, he would not play his first game until 1989. Among other accolades, he was a 10-time NBA All-Star, the 1995 NBA MVP, a two-time NBA champion (1999 and 2003), a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner (1992, 1996), and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2009 for his individual career; 2010 as a member of the gold medal-winning "Dream Team" at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics).

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