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University of Cincinnati President Nancy Zimpher presents Oscar Robertson with the 2003 William Howard Taft Medal, the highest honor a UC alumnus can receive. (Photo courtesy of the University of Cincinnati.)

  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

  • National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (first class inducted)

  • Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

  • Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame (first class inducted)

  • Olympic Games Hall of Fame

  • Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame

  • National High School Basketball Hall of Fame

  • Selected Player of the Century by National Association of Basketball Coaches

  • First to win National College Player of the Year 3 times

  • US Basketball Writers Association renamed its Player of the Year award the Oscar Robertson Trophy in 1998

  • Named one of 20th Century's greatest athletes by Sports Illustrated

  • Named one of the top ten basketball players of the 20th Century by the Associated Press

  • Named one of five top college basketball players of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated

  • Named one of NBA's 50 Greatest Players of All Time

  • Honored as one of 50 greatest Indiana basketball players of all time at opening of Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

  • Selected by ESPN as one of Fifty Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century

  • Honored by NCAA as one of the premier student-athletes of all time

  • William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement, highest honor awarded to a University of Cincinnati alumnus

  • Oscar & Yvonne Robertson Scholarship Fund established by University of Cincinnati Foundation

  • Honorary doctorate of Humane Letters, University of Cincinnati

  • Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship, University of Cincinnati College of Business Entrepreneurship Center

  • National Pathfinder Award, Indiana Sports Corporation

  • Cincinnati Royals jersey, No. 14, retired by the Sacramento Kings (successor to the Royals)

  • Annual Triple-Double Award for community service established by Sacramento Kings in honor of Oscar Robertson

  • Indianapolis renamed 11th Street near Crispus Attucks Middle School "Oscar Robertson Boulevard," first living person so honored by the city

  • Named "Indiana Living Legend" by Indiana Historical Society

  • Ohio Governor's Award for athletic achievement, charitable and community involvement

  • Northrop Award, Boys Club of New York; Hall of Fame honoree at Boys Club dinner annually since 1979

  • Selected by National Father's Day Committee as one of six national "Fathers of the Year"

  • Honorary spokesperson, National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games, 1998, 2000, 2002

  • Red White & Blue Award for community service in one's hometown (Cincinnati)

  • Greater Cincinnati YMCA Character Award for outstanding community leadership

  • Franciscan Health Systems honoree, Cincinnati

  • Asian Basketball Confederation Award for worldwide efforts on behalf of the sport of basketball

  • Olympic Torch Bearer, named as one of 100 Golden Olympians, 1996 Summer Olympic Games

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Applause Magazine

  • Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Indiana University, Kokomo, 1994

  • Oscar Robertson statue dedicated at University of Cincinnati, 1994

  • Tree of Life Award, Jewish National Federation

  • Oscar and Yvonne Robertson Sports Center dedicated at Kadoorie Agricultural School, Israel

  • Who's Who in Black America

  • Torch Bearer, 1987 Pan American Games, Indianapolis

Last updated 6/10/2008.


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