LC control no. | n 98033544 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Robertson, Oscar, 1938- |
Biography/History note | Individual was a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. |
Associated place | Indianapolis (Ind.) |
Located | Cincinnati (Ohio) |
Birth date | 1938 |
Place of birth | Charlotte (Tenn.) |
Affiliation | Crispus Attucks Tigers (Basketball team) University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats (Basketball team) Cincinnati Royals (Basketball team) Milwaukee Bucks (Basketball team) |
Profession or occupation | Basketball players |
Found in | The art of basketball, 1998: t.p. (Oscar Robertson) LC data base, 04-09-98 (hdg.: Robertson, Oscar, 1938- ) African American National Biography, accessed April 7, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Robertson, Oscar Palmer; “Big O”; basketball player; born 1938 in Charlotte, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States; educated at Crispus Attucks High School, Indianapolis, Indiana (1952); developed basketball skills, was a team-leader for Crispus Attucks Tigers (1953-1956), won state basketball championship (1955, 1956); graduated from University of Cincinnati; was a basketball player at Cincinnati Bearcats (1957-1960); led the United States to a gold medal during Rome Olympics (1960); professional basketball player: Cincinnati Royals, NBA (1960-1969) and Milwaukee Bucks (1970-1974), won an NBA title (1971); was president of NBA Players Association (1965-1974);became businessman in Cincinnati (1974); named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (1964), earned all-pro honors twelve times, was the all-time NBA assist leader, second in career scoring, inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (1979)) |