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6 unusual facts about Oscar Robertson


1954 Milan High School basketball team

Attucks, led by sophomore guard and future Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, had a 17–16 lead after one quarter before Milan jumped out to a seven point halftime lead and preserved it by playing the cat-and-mouse throughout the second half.

2003–04 Cleveland Cavaliers season

He joined Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan as the only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in their rookie season.

Crispus Attucks High School

In 1955, the school's basketball team, led by future professional star and Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, gained fame by winning the Indiana state championship, becoming the first all-black school in the nation to win a state title.

Junius Bibbs

He taught biology and coached several outstanding athletes, such as future Harlem Globetrotters Hallie Bryant and Willie Gardner, and the legendary Oscar Robertson.

Oscar Robertson Trophy

It was renamed after the college and professional legend Oscar Robertson in 1998.

Robert Jaworski

It was also around that time when the nickname "Big J" was given to him, resembling the "Big O" tag given to Oscar Robertson who Jaworski played like.


1974 NBA Finals

In Game 1, the Celtics took advantage, harassing a 35-year old Oscar Robertson and Allen's replacement, Ron Williams, into frequent turnovers.

1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season

Brown was a coach with the 1973-74 Milwaukee Bucks, which made the 1974 NBA Finals with future Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson and lost in seven games to a legendary Boston Celtics championship team.

Crossover dribble

Oscar Robertson was known to do the move as early as the 1960s as well as Dwayne Washington while playing for Syracuse during the early 1980s, but Tim Hardaway is credited for popularising the killer crossover in the NBA, while Allen Iverson popularised the double crossover.


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