The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Oscar Robertson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Oscar Robertson

9/3/2016

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2016.017

Basketball player Oscar Robertson (1938- ) began his career with the Cincinnati Royals, and won an NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971. As president of the NBA Players Association, he negotiated the start of free agency in the NBA. Robertson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 9/3/2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 10; Total Run Time: 04h 50m 53s

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Robertson, Oscar, 1938-

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Basketball player Oscar Robertson was born on November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee to Mazell Bell Robertson and Bailey Robertson, Sr. During World War II, Robertson and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he played on the basketball team at Crispus Attucks High School. The team became the first all-black high school team to win a state championship in the United States in 1955; and in 1956, they secured their second title with an undefeated season. Robertson went on to attend t...