Background
Freeman, Robin R. was born on April 8, 1934 in Liberal, Kansas, United States.
Freeman, Robin R. was born on April 8, 1934 in Liberal, Kansas, United States.
The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Laws, 1959).
Freeman, a 5"11 guard from Hughes High School in Cincinnati, set an Ohio state high school scoring mark of 39.5 points per game as a senior in 1951-1952. Robin Freeman played at Ohio State University from 1953-1956, has been called one of the most exciting players in Buckeye history. He broke out as a junior in 1954-1955, scoring at a 31.5 point per game clip.
His season was limited to just 13 games due to a variety of health issues, but Freeman was still named a Consensus second team All-American at the season"s education
He picked up where he left off as a senior, averaging 32.9 points per contest (good for second in the nation behind Furman"s Darrell Floyd). Freeman became Ohio State"s first repeat All-American and the first player in Big Ten history to average 30+ points per game in back to back years.
Freeman was also named Big Ten Most Valuable Player by the Chicago Tribune. Following the conclusion of his Ohio State career, Freeman was selected in the 1956 National Basketball Association Draft by the Saint Louis Hawks.
However, he never played in the National Basketball Association, as he severed the tips of two fingers while chopping wood.
He instead attended law school and practiced law in Springfield, Ohio. Freeman died on September 23, 2014.
Member: Springfield, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.