David Robinson (basketball) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search David Robinson David Robinson Position(s): Center Jersey #(s): 50 Height: 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Weight: 250 lb (110 kg) Born: August 6, 1965 (1965-08-06) (age 43) Key West, Florida, USA Career information Year(s): 1989–2003 NBA Draft: 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 College: Navy Professional team(s) San Antonio Spurs (1989-2003) Career stats Points 20,790 Rebounds 10,497 Blocks 2,954 Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Career highlights and awards 2x NBA Champion (1999, 2003) 1x NBA MVP (1995) 10x NBA All-Star (1990-1996, 1998, 2000-2001) 1x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992) 4x All-NBA First Team Selection (1991-1992, 1995-1996) 2x All-NBA Second Team Selection (1994, 1998) 4x All-NBA Third Team Selection (1990, 1993, 2000-2001) 4x NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1991-1992, 1995-1996) 4x NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1990, 1993-1994, 1998 1990 NBA Rookie of the Year 1990 NBA All-Rookie First Team 1x NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team 1x USBWA College Player of the Year (1987) 1x Naismith College Player of the Year (1987) 1x John R. Wooden Award (1987) Olympic medal record Competitor for United States Men's Basketball Bronze 1988 Seoul National team Gold 1992 Barcelona National team Gold 1996 Atlanta National team World Championships Gold 1986 Spain National team David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He along with power-forward Tim Duncan, were nicknamed the "The Twin Towers". Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 College basketball career 3 NBA career 3.1 Champion 3.2 Champion again 3.3 Career awards/accomplishments 4 Charitable efforts 5 See also 6 References 7 External links [edit] Early life David Robinson was born in Key West, Florida; the second child of Ambrose and Freda Robinson. Since Robinson's father was in the Navy, the family moved many times. After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in Woodbridge, Virginia where Robinson excelled in school and in most sports except basketball. He was 5 feet, 9 inches tall in junior high school so he tried basketball, but he soon quit. Robinson attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C., where Robinson's father was working as an engineer after retiring from the Navy. By his senior year in high school he was 6 feet, 7 inches tall, but he had not played organized basketball. When the coach added the tall senior to the basketball team, Robinson earned all-area and all-district honors but generated little interest among college basketball coaches.

Basketball was not his first priority anyway—getting an education was. Robinson scored a 1320 on the SAT, and he chose to go to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he majored in mathematics. [edit] College basketball career Robinson is widely considered to be the best basketball player in U.S. Naval Academy history. He chose the jersey number 50 after his idol Ralph Sampson. By the time he took the court in his first basketball game for the Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team, he had grown to 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), and over the course of his college basketball career he grew to 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m).[1] In Robinson's final two years, he was a consensus All-American and won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden Awards as a Naval Academy first classman (senior). Robinson played for the midshipmen under current University of Georgia Associate Head Coach Pete Herrmann. Upon graduation, he became eligible for the 1987 NBA Draft and was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the first overall pick; however, the Spurs had to wait two years before he could join them because he had to fulfill two years of Navy duty. The Navy excused him from three years of the normal five years of his military commitment following graduation from the Naval Academy because his height prohibited his deployment in many roles (e.g. aviation, the submarine service, and many ships). Nonetheless, Robinson continued to serve in a reserve role with the Navy and was regularly featured in recruiting materials for the service. Despite the nickname "Admiral", Robinson's actual rank upon fulfilling his service commitment was Lieutenant, Junior Grade.[2] At the Naval Academy, Robinson was an outstanding all-around athlete and chess player; during the physical tests that the Academy gives all incoming plebes he scored higher in gymnastics than anyone in his class. This was even more impressive due to his height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) at the time. To put this in perspective, virtually all male gymnasts are well under 6 ft (1.83 m) tall, and the service academies prohibit enrollment to anyone taller than 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m). However, the academies do not drop students who grow past this height limit after enrolling, which later benefited Robinson. During his college basketball career, several teammates and peers gave him the little-used nickname of "The Howler", due to Robinson's shouting at opposing players during critical shots.[3] [edit] NBA career Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy

commitment ended,[4][5] Robinson decided in the end to come to San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989–90 season, and led the Spurs to the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history at the time[6] (a record the Spurs themselves broke in 1997-98, after drafting Tim Duncan, which was then broken by the Boston Celtics in the 2007–08 NBA season). The Spurs went from 21–61[7] in the 1988–89 season to 56–26 in 1989–90, for a remarkable 35 game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual conference champion Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, he was unanimously named the NBA rookie of the year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court. The Spurs made the playoffs seven more seasons in a row, but never got farther than the Western Conference finals. Robinson also made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona. During the 1993–94 season, he became locked in a duel for scoring champion with Shaquille O'Neal, and by the last game of the season, he scored 71 points (breaking George Gervin's single-game franchise record of 63 on the final day of the 1977-78 NBA season) against the Los Angeles Clippers to win it.[8] 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.[9] Still, from 1991 to 1996, Robinson was thwarted in his quest to claim the one prize that had eluded him--an NBA title. During that span the Spurs were eliminated from the playoffs by the Warriors, Suns (twice), Jazz (twice), and Rockets. The loss against the Rockets was particularly painful for Robinson because it occurred in the Western Conference Finals with Robinson playing head-to-head against his chief rival, Hakeem Olajuwon. By his own admission, Robinson was outplayed by Olajuwon in the series, their only meetings in post-season play. Early in the 1997 season, Robinson's dreams of becoming a champion seemed to vanish when he was seriously injured. Robinson hurt his back in the preseason and missed much of the regular season. He did return to play, but six games later, suffered a broken foot in a home game against the Miami Heat, and ended up missing the rest of the regular season (along with several other Spurs players who seemed to get bitten by the injury bug) and the Spurs subsequently fell in the standings and finished the season with a 20–62 record. However, his injury proved to be a blessing in disguise: due to their dismal record in 1997, the Spurs enjoyed the first pick in the next year's NBA draft, and with it they selected Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest University, who was, after a few years, the final key to Robinson's quest for an NBA title. [edit] Champion Before the start of the 1998–99 season, the NBA owners and the NBA commissioner David Stern locked out the NBA Players' Association to force negotiation on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. This lockout lasted for 202 days, well into the regular NBA season, until finally an agreement was reached. Thus, the NBA season began late on February 5, 1999, making it literally the 1999 NBA season. After playing a truncated 50-game season, the Spurs finished with an NBA-best record of 37–13, giving them the home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Spurs blitzed through the first three rounds of the NBA playoffs, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trail Blazers by a combined record of 11–1. In the NBA finals, the combination of Robinson in the post and second-year, 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) center Tim Duncan proved overpowering, the Spurs beat the underdog New York Knicks in five games to become the NBA champions, Duncan was named Finals MVP.[10] [edit] Champion again

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2002–03 campaign. On June 15, 2003, in a fitting finale to Robinson's career, the Spurs sealed another NBA title with an 88–77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in game six of the 2003 NBA Finals. Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in his final game. And fittingly, he and the year's MVP Tim Duncan—together known as the "Twin Towers" —shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2003 Sportsmen of the Year award. Robinson's NBA career averages are 21.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, 3.0 blocks per game, and 2.5 assists per game. Also, he is one of only a very small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, as well as being one of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double[6] (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994), and one of the only five players to record more than 70 points in a single game (with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994), only Elgin Baylor (71 points), Wilt Chamberlain (70, 72, 73×2, 78, 100 points), David Thompson (73 points), and Kobe Bryant (81 points) have scored more than 70 points.[11] [edit] Career awards/accomplishments His list of awards and accomplishments is long and include a number of records as well as sharing a number of distinctions with very few other luminaries of the game; for his on the court play, he was named among the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA Champion (1999, 2003) NBA MVP (1995) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992) NBA Rookie of the Year (1990) All-NBA First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96) All-NBA Second Team (1994, '98) All-NBA Third Team (1990, '93, 2000, '01) All-Defensive First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96) All-Defensive Second Team (1990, '93, '94, '98) 10-time NBA All-Star Only player in NBA history to win the Rebounding, Blocked Shots, and Scoring Titles and Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and MVP One of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001) Third player in NBA history to rank among the league's top 10 in five categories (7th in scoring (23.2 ppg), 4th in rebounding (12.2 rpg), 1st in blocks (4.49 per game), 5th in steals (2.32 per game) and 7th in field-goal percentage (.551)) First player in NBA history to rank among the top five in rebounding, blocks and steals (per game) in a single season[6] Fourth player ever to score 70+ in an NBA game 3-time Olympian (1988, '92, '96) One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) Led NBA in Scoring (1993–94 season) - 29.8 ppg Led NBA in Rebounding (1990–91 season) - 13.0 rpg Led NBA in Blocked Shots (1991–92 season) - 4.49 bpg Holds record for most IBM Awards (1990, '91, '94, '95, '96) His 10,497 rebounds and 2,954 blocked shots are the most by any player wearing a San Antonio Spurs jersey, and his 20,790 points are second most only to George Gervin's 23,602. (Had only Gervin's NBA numbers been taken into account, Robinson would be #1 in this category; Gervin scored 4,219 of his points while the franchise was in the American Basketball Association.) Gold Medal in 1986 FIBA World Championship.[12] Member of Dream Team #1 during Olympic Games at Barcelona. [edit] Charitable efforts Robinson will not only be remembered for his outstanding accomplishments throughout his NBA career, but also for his contributions in his community. In 1991, Robinson visited with fifth graders at Gates Elementary School in San Antonio and challenged them to finish school and go to college. He offered a $2,000 scholarship to everyone who did. In 1998, proving even better than his word, Robinson awarded $8,000 to each of those students who had completed his challenge. In perhaps his greatest civic and charitable achievement, David and his wife, Valerie, founded the Carver Academy in San Antonio, which opened its doors in September 2001. To date, the Robinsons have

donated more than $11 million to the school.[13] In recognition of his outstanding contributions to charity, in March 2003, the NBA renamed its award for outstanding charitable efforts in honor of Robinson. 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 who improved the community piece by piece." The award is given out monthly by the league to recognize players for their charitable efforts. [edit] See also List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds List of National Basketball Association players with 60 or more points in a game List of Individual NBA Scoring Champions [edit] References ^ U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Trials The Real David Robinson Surfaces Again ^ G.I. Jobs - April 2008 ^ Amazon.com: Sports Great David Robinson (Sports Great Books): Nathan Aaseng: Books ^ SPORTS OF THE TIMES; THE ROBINSON PLOT THICKENS, The New York Times, May 18, 1987. ^ The Summer Our Ship Came In, Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, May 20, 2007. ^ a b c NBA.com: David Robinson Bio ^ NBA.com: 1988-89 Standings ^ databasebasketball.com,San Antonio (112) @ LA Clippers (97) (April 24, 1994) accessed January 26 2007 ^ NBA.com: The NBA at 50 ^ NBA.com:'Spurs Tower Over NBA' accessed 11 July 2008 ^ ESPN.com - NBA - Kobe makes records wilt ^ 1986 USA Basketball ^ David Robinson, Chase Invest Sweat, Equity to Rebuild New Orleans One House at a... | Quotes | Press Releases | Reuters [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: David Robinson David Robinson Info Page at NBA.com David Robinson Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com David Robinson @ NBA.com/History Career statistics 1987 Oscar Robertson Trophy Awards and achievements Preceded by Johnny Dawkins Naismith College Player of the Year (Men) 1987 Succeeded by Danny Manning Preceded by Walter Berry John R. Wooden Award Winners (Men) 1987 Succeeded by Danny Manning Preceded by Lisa L. Ice Jon L. Louis Cheryl Miller John C. Moffet Dub W. Myers Megan L. Neyer Today's Top VIII Award Class of 1988 Regina K. Cavanaugh Charles D. Cecil Keith J. Jackson Gordon C. Lockbaum Mary T. Meagher David Robinson Succeeded by Dylann Duncan Suzanne T. McConnell Betsy Mitchell Anthony P. Phillips Thomas K. Schlesinger Mark M. Stepnoski Preceded by Brad Daugherty NBA first overall draft pick 1987 NBA Draft Succeeded by Danny Manning Preceded by Mitch Richmond NBA Rookie of the Year 1990 Succeeded by Derrick Coleman Preceded by Hakeem Olajuwon NBA Most Valuable Player 1994–95 Succeeded by Michael Jordan [show]v • d • e United States squad - 1986 FIBA World Championship Champions - Gold medal 4 Amaker | 5 Bogues | 6 Elliott | 7 Gilliam | 8 Hammonds | 9 Kerr | 10 McKey | 11 Robinson | 12 Seikaly | 13 Shaw | 14 C. Smith | 15 K. Smith | Coach: Olson [show]v • d • e 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalists Men's Basketball – United States Richmond | C. Smith IV | Coles | Hawkins | Grayer | C.D. Smith | Anderson | Augmon | Majerle | Manning | Reid | Robinson | Coach: Thompson [show]v • d • e 1992 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball – United States 4 Laettner | 5 Robinson | 6 Ewing | 7 Bird | 8 Pippen | 9 Jordan | 10 Drexler | 11 Malone | 12 Stockton | 13 Mullin | 14 Barkley | 15 Johnson Coach: Daly | Assistant Coach: Krzyzewski | Assistant Coach: Wilkens | Assistant Coach: Carlesimo [show]v • d • e 1996 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball – United States Charles Barkley | Penny Hardaway | Grant Hill | Karl Malone | Reggie Miller | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | Gary Payton | Scottie Pippen | Mitch Richmond | David Robinson | John Stockton | Coach: Lenny Wilkens [show]v • d • e1987 NBA Draft First Round David Robinson • Armon Gilliam • Dennis Hopson • Reggie Williams • Scottie Pippen • Kenny Smith • Kevin Johnson • Olden Polynice • Derrick McKey • Horace Grant • Reggie Miller • Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues • Joe Wolf • Tellis Frank • José Ortiz • Christian Welp • Ronnie Murphy • Mark Jackson • Ken Norman • Jim Farmer • Dallas Comegys • Reggie Lewis • Greg Anderson Second Round Fred Banks • Ron Moore • Steve Alford • Nate Blackwell • Rickie Winslow • Lester Fonville • Nikita Wilson • Andre Moore • Bob McCann • Tony White • Brian Rowsom • Doug Lee • Duane

Washington • Derrick Dowell • Norris Coleman • Vincent Askew • Winston Garland • Kannard Johnson • Terence Bailey • Andrew Kennedy • Terry Coner • Brad Lohaus • Bruce Dalrymple NBA Drafts 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 [show]v • d • eNational Basketball Association number one overall draft picks 1947: McNeely | 1948: Tonkovich | 1949: Shannon | 1950: Share | 1951: Melchiorre | 1952: Workman | 1953: Felix | 1954: Selvy | 1955: Ricketts | 1956: Green | 1957: Hundley | 1958: Baylor | 1959: Boozer | 1960: Robertson | 1961: Bellamy | 1962: McGill | 1963: Heyman | 1964: Barnes | 1965: Hetzel | 1966: Russell | 1967: Walker | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Alcindor | 1970: Lanier | 1971: Carr | 1972: L. Martin | 1973: Collins | 1974: Walton | 1975: D. Thompson | 1976: Lucas | 1977: Benson | 1978: M. Thompson | 1979: E. Johnson | 1980: Carroll | 1981: Aguirre | 1982: Worthy | 1983: Sampson | 1984: Olajuwon | 1985: Ewing | 1986: Daugherty | 1987: D. Robinson | 1988: Manning | 1989: Ellison | 1990: Coleman | 1991: L. Johnson | 1992: O'Neal | 1993: Webber | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: Smith | 1996: Iverson | 1997: Duncan | 1998: Olowokandi | 1999: Brand | 2000: K. Martin | 2001: Brown | 2002: Yao | 2003: James | 2004: Howard | 2005: Bogut | 2006: Bargnani | 2007: Oden | 2008: Rose [show]v • d • eNational Basketball Association's 50 Greatest Players in NBA History Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Nate Archibald • Paul Arizin • Charles Barkley • Rick Barry • Elgin Baylor • Dave Bing • Larry Bird • Wilt Chamberlain • Bob Cousy • Dave Cowens • Billy Cunningham • Dave DeBusschere • Clyde Drexler • Julius Erving • Patrick Ewing • Walt Frazier • George Gervin • Hal Greer • John Havlicek • Elvin Hayes • Magic Johnson • Sam Jones • Michael Jordan • Jerry Lucas • Karl Malone • Moses Malone • Pete Maravich • Kevin McHale • George Mikan • Earl Monroe • Hakeem Olajuwon • Shaquille O'Neal • Robert Parish • Bob Pettit • Scottie Pippen • Willis Reed • Oscar Robertson • David Robinson • Bill Russell • Dolph Schayes • Bill Sharman • John Stockton • Isiah Thomas • Nate Thurmond • Wes Unseld • Bill Walton • Jerry West • Lenny Wilkens • James Worthy [show]v • d • eNBA Most Valuable Player Award 1956: Pettit | 1957: Cousy | 1958: Russell | 1959: Pettit | 1960: Chamberlain | 1961: Russell | 1962: Russell | 1963: Russell | 1964: Robertson | 1965: Russell | 1966: Chamberlain | 1967: Chamberlain | 1968: Chamberlain | 1969: Unseld | 1970: Reed | 1971: Abdul-Jabbar | 1972: Abdul-Jabbar | 1973: Cowens | 1974: Abdul-Jabbar | 1975: McAdoo | 1976: Abdul-Jabbar | 1977: Abdul-Jabbar | 1978: Walton | 1979: M. Malone | 1980: Abdul-Jabbar | 1981: Erving | 1982: M. Malone | 1983: M. Malone | 1984: Bird | 1985: Bird | 1986: Bird | 1987: Johnson | 1988: Jordan | 1989: Johnson | 1990: Johnson | 1991: Jordan | 1992: Jordan | 1993: Barkley | 1994: Olajuwon | 1995: Robinson | 1996: Jordan | 1997: K. Malone | 1998: Jordan | 1999: K. Malone | 2000: O'Neal | 2001: Iverson | 2002: Duncan | 2003: Duncan | 2004: Garnett | 2005: Nash | 2006: Nash | 2007: Nowitzki | 2008: Bryant [show]v • d • eNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award 1983: Moncrief | 1984: Moncrief | 1985: Eaton | 1986: Robertson | 1987: Cooper | 1988: Jordan | 1989: Eaton | 1990: Rodman | 1991: Rodman | 1992: Robinson | 1993: Olajuwon | 1994: Olajuwon | 1995: Mutombo | 1996: Payton | 1997: Mutombo | 1998: Mutombo | 1999: Mourning | 2000: Mourning | 2001:

Mutombo | 2002: Wallace | 2003: Wallace | 2004: Artest | 2005: Wallace | 2006: Wallace | 2007: Camby | 2008: Garnett [show]v • d • eNBA Rookie of the Year Award 1953: Meineke | 1954: Felix | 1955: Pettit | 1956: Stokes | 1957: Heinsohn | 1958: Sauldsberry | 1959: Baylor | 1960: Chamberlain | 1961: Robertson | 1962: Bellamy | 1963: Dischinger | 1964: Lucas | 1965: Reed | 1966: Barry | 1967: Bing | 1968: Monroe | 1969: Unseld | 1970: Alcindor | 1971: Cowens & Petrie | 1972: Wicks | 1973: McAdoo | 1974: DiGregorio | 1975: Wilkes | 1976: Adams | 1977: Dantley | 1978: Davis | 1979: Ford | 1980: Bird | 1981: Griffith | 1982: Williams | 1983: Cummings | 1984: Sampson | 1985: Jordan | 1986: Ewing | 1987: Person | 1988: Jackson | 1989: Richmond | 1990: Robinson | 1991: Coleman | 1992: Johnson | 1993: O'Neal | 1994: Webber | 1995: Hill & Kidd | 1996: Stoudamire | 1997: Iverson | 1998: Duncan | 1999: Carter | 2000: Brand & Francis | 2001: Miller | 2002: Gasol | 2003: Stoudemire | 2004: James | 2005: Okafor | 2006: Paul | 2007: Roy | 2008: Durant [show]v • d • eNBA Sportsmanship Award 1996: Dumars | 1997: Brandon | 1998: Johnson | 1999: Hawkins | 2000: Snow | 2001: Robinson | 2002: Smith | 2003: Allen | 2004: Brown | 2005: Hill | 2006: Brand | 2007: Deng | 2008: Hill [show]v • d • eJ. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award 1975: Unseld | 1976: Watts | 1977: Bing | 1978: Lanier | 1979: Murphy | 1980: Carr | 1981: Glenn | 1982: Benson | 1983: Erving | 1984: Layden | 1985: Issel | 1986: Cooper & Sparrow | 1987: Thomas | 1988: English | 1989: Bailey | 1990: Rivers | 1991: K. Johnson | 1992: M. Johnson | 1993: Porter | 1994: Dumars | 1995: O'Toole | 1996: Dudley | 1997: Brown | 1998: Smith | 1999: Grant | 2000: Divac | 2001: Mutombo | 2002: Mourning | 2003: Robinson | 2004: Miller | 2005: Snow | 2006: Garnett | 2007: Nash | 2008: Billups [show]v • d • eSports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister | 1955: Johnny Podres | 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow | 1957: Stan Musial | 1958: Rafer Johnson | 1959: Ingemar Johansson | 1960: Arnold Palmer | 1961: Jerry Lucas | 1962: Terry Baker | 1963: Pete Rozelle | 1964: Ken Venturi | 1965: Sandy Koufax | 1966: Jim Ryun | 1967: Carl Yastrzemski | 1968: Bill Russell | 1969: Tom Seaver | 1970: Bobby Orr | 1971: Lee Trevino | 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden | 1973: Jackie Stewart | 1974: Muhammad Ali | 1975: Pete Rose | 1976: Chris Evert | 1977: Steve Cauthen | 1978: Jack Nicklaus | 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell | 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team | 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard | 1982: Wayne Gretzky | 1983: Mary Decker | 1984: Edwin

Moses & Mary Lou Retton | 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1986: Joe Paterno | 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams | 1988: Orel Hershiser | 1989: Greg LeMond | 1990: Joe Montana | 1991: Michael Jordan | 1992: Arthur Ashe | 1993: Don Shula | 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss | 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. | 1996: Tiger Woods | 1997: Dean Smith | 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa | 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team | 2000: Tiger Woods | 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson | 2002: Lance Armstrong | 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan | 2004: Boston Red Sox | 2005: Tom Brady | 2006: Dwyane Wade | 2007: Brett Favre | 2008: Michael Phelps [show]v • d • eSan Antonio Spurs 1998–99 NBA Champions 2 Jackson | 4 Kerr | 6 Johnson | 17 Elie | 21 Duncan (Finals MVP) | 25 Kersey | 31 Rose | 32 Elliott | 33 Daniels | 41 Perdue | 50 Robinson | 54 King | Coach Popovich [show]v • d • eSan Antonio Spurs 2002–03 NBA Champions 3 Jackson | 8 Smith | 9 Parker | 10 Claxton | 12 Bowen | 20 Ginóbili | 21 Duncan (Finals MVP) | 25 Kerr | 31 Rose | 35 Ferry | 42 Willis | 50 Robinson | Coach Popovich [show]v • d • eSan Antonio Spurs San Antonio, Texas The Franchise Franchise • Seasons • Current season Arenas State Fair Coliseum • Moody Coliseum • Tarrant County Coliseum • Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • HemisFair Arena • Alamodome • AT&T Center Coaches Hagan • Williams • Blakely • Nissalke • McCarthy • Brown • Nissalke • Bass • Moe • Bass • Albeck • McHone • Bass • Fitzsimmons • Weiss • Brown • Bass • Tarkanian • Hughes • Lucas • Hill • Popovich D-League Affiliate Austin Toros Administration Owner: Peter Holt • General Manager: R. C. Buford • Head Coach: Gregg Popovich Notable Figures Gene Banks • Brent Barry • Walter Berry • Bruce Bowen • Devin Brown • Speedy Claxton • Terry Cummings • Antonio Daniels • Vinny Del Negro • Coby Dietrick • Tim Duncan • Mario Elie • Sean Elliott • Michael Finley • Mike Gale • George Gervin • Artis Gilmore • Manu Ginóbili • Robert Horry • Stephen Jackson • Avery Johnson • George Karl • Steve Kerr • Moses Malone • Mike Mitchell • Johnny Moore • Mark Olberding • Tony Parker • Will Perdue • Terry Porter • Alvin Robertson • David Robinson • Dennis Rodman • Malik Rose • James Silas • Rod Strickland • Steve Smith • Dominique Wilkins • Kevin Willis Retired Numbers 00 • 6 • 13 • 32 • 44 • 50 NBA Championships (4) 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 Rivals Dallas Mavericks • Houston Rockets • Los Angeles Lakers • Phoenix Suns Media TV: KENS-TV • KMYS • FSN Southwest • Radio: WOAI-AM • KCOR-AM • Announcers: Bill Land • Sean Elliott • Bill Schoening • Paul Castro Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" Categories: 1965 births | Living people | African American basketball players | American Christians | American members of the Churches of Christ | Basketball players from Florida | Basketball players from Virginia | Basketball players from Texas | Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Centers (basketball) | Navy Midshipmen men's basketball players | National Basketball Association players with retired numbers | NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award winners | Olympic basketball players of the United States | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | People from Key West, Florida | People from Manassas, Virginia | People from San Antonio, Texas | People from Virginia Beach, Virginia | People from Woodbridge, Virginia | San Antonio Spurs draft picks | San Antonio Spurs players | United States men's national basketball team members | United States Naval Academy graduates | United States Navy officers | People from Jacksonville, Florida