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Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee) is a former NBA player and one of the greatest basketball players in history. Coaching legend Red Auerbach described Robertson as the most versatile player he had ever seen play. To this day, he remains a standard by which other basketball legends are judged.

A three-time All-State selection at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, the "Big O" attended the University of Cincinnati, where he established 19 school and 14 NCAA records, and from which he graduated in 1960. In his sophomore, junior and senior years Robertson was voted College Player of the Year and lead the nation in scoring.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound (1.96 m, 100 kg) Robertson co-captained the 1960 Olympic gold medal team with Jerry West, called by some the greatest assemblage of amateur basketball talent ever. His 14-year NBA career as a point guard with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks included Rookie of the Year honors in 1961, three All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards (1961, 1964, 1969), and the 1964 NBA MVP Award. His best statistical season was 1961-62, when Robertson averaged a triple-double for the entire season: 30.8 points, 11.4 assists and 12.5 rebounds per game, a feat that has never been duplicated and will probably stay unique, as modern basketball has become extremely specialized. He earned All-NBA honors 11 times and led the Royals and the Bucks to 10 playoff berths. In 1971, Robertson teamed with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to give the Bucks their only NBA title.

Robertson ended his career with 26,710 points (25.7 per game), 9,887 assists (9.5 per game) and 7,804 rebounds (7.5 per game), and was the all-time leader in career assists and free throws made. As of 2005, the current leader in assists is John Stockton and in free throws made and attempted, Karl Malone.

Robertson was ranked #3 on SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.

After he retired as an active player, he worked as a color commentator with Brent Musburger on games televised by CBS during the 1974-1975 NBA season.

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Athletes - Oscar Robertson

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