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To research media coverage of The Big O, we recommend entering "oscar + robertson" into any of the major search engines. The list below is far from complete, and many media outlets do not keep story links live for an extended period. Publication date is given so you can search their archives. Articles by Oscar Robertson Online Newspapers Magazines Books TV & Radio Related Sites ARTICLES BY OSCAR ROBERTSON: The NBA should honor its history and learn from it, New York Times, December 25, 2023 "Coronation for Basketball's Clown Prince," New York Times, August 7, 2024 "Collegians were the Olympic basketball show in 1960," New York Times, August 8, 2024 "When the Big O First Played the Garden: 56 in '58," New York Times, March 9, 2024 "The Big O's op-ed piece on the NBA Draft and 'One and Done'", New York Times, June 28, 2024 "Putting the I in the Lakers", New York Times op-ed piece by Oscar Robertson, February 18, 2024 "From the past, a new game emerges" by Oscar Robertson, NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 2024 "NBA Markets Style at the Expense of Substance" by Oscar Robertson, NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 2024 Big O's Blogs during 2005 Finals, nba.com "LeBron James: The New Face of the NBA?" by Oscar Robertson, TIME Magazine, April 18, 2024 The All-Star game that nearly wasn't, Steve Aschburner, nba.com, February 13, 2024 Robertson was as perfect as they come, Sam Smith, nba.com, November 25, 2024 Any greatest of all time discussion must include Oscar Robertson, Mary Schmitt Boyer, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, November 23, 2024 Oscar Robertson on turning 75, triple-doubles and GOAT, Steve Aschburner, nba.com, November 22, 2024 West praises his former rival, Steve Aschburner, nba.com, November 22, 2024 Oscar Robertson was named Player of the Century, Michael Mink, Investors Business Daily, October 28, 2024 The Big O: LeBron would excel as NBPA president, Steve Aschburner, nba.com, August 2, 2024 Season of Giants feature: Oscar Robertson, Fran Blinebury, nba.com, March 2012 Oscar Robertson's Triple-Double Season, by Curtis Harris, Pro Hoops History, February 2012 (scroll down to 6th item) Robertson's Triple-Double season unparalleled, Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati Enquirer, February 12, 2024 "Original Old School: Grand Royal," SLAM Online, October 23, 2024 "Oscar Robertson has no beef with LeBron James' decision," Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 12, 2024 Coverage of 1960 Olympic team induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Oscar Robertson, Alonzo Mourning receive National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award "On this day, Oscar Robertson provided Big O," Game On, USAToday.com, March 15, 2024 "Oscar Robertson and Jerry West would have been great players in any era," Bill Livingston, Cleveland.com (Cleveland Plain Dealer), February 19, 2024 "With His Knack for Leadership, Oscar Robertson Finds the Keys to Success On-and Off-the Court," Portfolio Magazine, University of Cincinnati College of Business, October 2009 The forgotten Hoosiers: The Big O on Crispus Attucks, Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com, February 26, 2024 "Robertson's Achievements Remain as Timeless as Ever" by Rob Peterson, nba.com, November 24, 2024 Rick Barry: Oscar Robertson is the most overlooked athlete in sports history, Matt Steinmetz, Examiner.com, September 24, 2024 "Blackballed" by Sam Smith, HoopsHype.com, June 18, 2024 "Oscar! Oscar! for that name on the USBWA trophy," by Dick Jerardi, President, US Basketball Writers Association, May 2008 50 years ago, The Big O's Madison Square Garden debut got everyone's attention "In the Time of B.K. (Before Kobe)" by Mark Reynolds, Pop Matters, January 9, 2024 Hoops Hype interview with David Friedman, July 25, 2024 "Locker-Room Liberty: Athletes who helped shape our times and the economic freedom that enabled them," by Matt Welch, Reason Magazine, May 2005 National Association of Basketball Coaches name Oscar Robertson Player of the Century "Oscar defined the triple-double," espn.com "The Big O Mastered the Game," nba.com "The Art of the Triple-Double," nba.com "NBA Legends: Oscar Robertson" (biography, includes video and audio highlights), nba.com "One on One with Oscar Robertson" (transcript of live chat May 11, 2024), nba.com In LeBron James, Oscar Robertson Sees a Star With a Familiar Plight, by William C. Rhoden, New York Times, May 25, 2024 The Big O: At age 70, NBA great still stands out, by Tom Reed, Columbus Dispatch, May 24, 2024 Sports can't cover scars of blacks' struggle, Bob Hunter, Columbus Dispatch, January 20, 2024 "Still the Big 1" by Charles Gardner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 27, 2008. "Robertson hopes book transcends basketball" by Jeremy Peter, Cincinnati Enquirer, March 23, 2024 Robertson persevered to be one of the best, Henry Wofford, WTHR (Indianapolis)Eyewitness News, Feb 27, 2024 "You can just call him The Big Original" by Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2024 "Robertson still taking strong opinions to the basket"" by Peter Finney, New Orleans Times-Picayune, February 16, 2024 "Following is still O so big" by Peter Vecsey, New York Post, November 30, 2024 "Robertson was MJ...before MJ" by Peter Vecsey, New York Post, November 25, 2024 "Remembering Big O's Legacy Amid the Glitter" by William C. Rhoden, New York Times, February 12, 2024 "Robertson became 'Big O' during endless hours perfecting game on Indy playground" by Jeff Rabjohns, Indianapolis Star, April 1, 2024 "A Legend Grew in the Garden", Cincinnati Enquirer, March 8, 2024 "Robertson Trophy To Reside in Indy", Cincinnati Post, February 8, 2024 "Big O was big help off the court, also," Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 25, 2024 "Triple-double duo: Robertson, James two of a kind," Associated Press, January 25, 2024 "First in Many Ways: Big O, All-American, Pioneer," Hartford Courant, January 8, 2024 "A success off the court: Oscar thrives in business world" by Victoria Sun, CINCINNATI POST, October 6, 2024 "The Big O created change on and off court" by John Nadel, ASSOCIATED PRESS, February 18, 2024 "High-flying highlights make pioneers all but forgotten," by Ailene Voisin, SACRAMENTO BEE, February 16, 2024 "Let's hope Francis gets The Big O's message" by Fran Blinebury, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, February 8, 2024 "Robertson, an NBA union pioneer, says league made him pay," by Tom Groeschen, CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, August 15, 2024 "Oscar Robertson: Basketball's original triple double man" by Hal Bock, ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 28, 2024 "Mr. Triple-Double" by Dave Lewandowski, INDIANAPOLIS STAR, April 25, 2024 "Oscar Robertson's Triple-Double Season" by J.A. Adande, LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 20, 2024 "Big O on video: Basketball legend Oscar Robertson tells his life story on tape," by Steve Slosarek, INDIANAPOLIS STAR, March 17, 2024 "Oscar Robertson's Unmatched Season" by Antonio J. Harvey, SACRAMENTO BEE, December 26, 2023 "Basketball Player Oscar Robertson: Practice and passion made him a legend," by Michael Mink, INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY, March 29, 2024 "I want your autograph - to help save lives" by Oscar Robertson, SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL, June 12, 2024 "Oscar has the blueprint for 21st century" by George Willis, NEW YORK POST, December 3, 2024 "Big O has lessons to teach" by Dave Johnson, EVANSVILLE COURIER PRESS, October 26, 2024 "Keeping the Faith" by Bob Herbert, NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page, October 18, 2024 "Big O Remembers" by Steve Jacobson, NEWSDAY, May 16, 2024 "Instead of Hoops, the Blame Game," first-person article by Oscar Robertson, NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page, November 7, 2024 "The Big O's new game: transplants," by Bob Queenan, CINCINNATI POST, August 6, 2024 "Big O didn't hesitate when a daughter needed him most" by Phil Richards, INDIANAPOLIS STAR/NEWS, August 5, 2024 "Basketball's Artist Details The Art of Basketball" by Mark Brown, CINCINNATI HERALD, April 11, 2024 "Big O in the Open" by Marc D. Allan, INDIANAPOLIS STAR/NEWS, April 8, 2024 "Robertson Still Preaching Basics" by Bill Koch, CINCINNATI POST, February 14, 2024 "The NBA World According to Big O" by D. Orlando Ledbetter, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, February 6, 2024 "Big O: All-star family man" by John Johnston, CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, October 9, 2024 "Playing Pickup with Oscar" by Ira Berkow, New York Times, April 27, 2024 "Solo Acts: We rank the top 10 individual achievements in NBA history" by Jeff Ryan, COURTSIDE Magazine, November 2003 "King without a Castle" by Jack McCallum, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, July 15, 2024 "Oscar Robertson: Simply the Best," INDIANA BASKETBALL HISTORY MAGAZINE, Summer 2002 (published by Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame) "Team of the Century" by Jack McCallum, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, November 15, 2024 "I Still Try To Do It All" by Oscar Robertson, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, November 23, 2024 "A Father's Gift" by Richard Jerome, PEOPLE MAGAZINE, May 26, 1997. "Becoming a Master Student Athlete," textbook from Houghton Mifflin, 2005, The Big O contributed a profile. "The Inside Game: Race, Power and Politics in the NBA" by Wayne Embry with Mary Schmitt Boyer (University of Akron Press, 2004). "They Cleared the Lane" by Ron Thomas (University of Nebraska Press, 2002). This book on the early black stars of the NBA contains a chapter on Oscar Robertson. "Sky Kings: Black Pioneers of Professional Basketball" by Bijan C. Bayne (Grolier Publishing, 1998). This book contains a chapter on Oscar Robertson. "Kings of the Court: Legends of the NBA" by Alan Minsky (Metrobooks, 1995). Look for Oscar Robertson as an interview guest on network and local telecasts involving the University of Cincinnati - on ABC or ESPN, or in Cincinnati on WXIX Channel 19. And, when there's breaking news concerning pro basketball, you'll often hear The Big O on national and local sports talk shows. "The Big O," TNT sports, one-hour special with Chris Webber as interviewer and narrator, February 15, 2014. This show will re-air periodically on NBA-TV; check listings for that channel. "NBA on TNT" segment on Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School vs. Gary Roosevelt High School in the 1955 Indiana state high school championship game. "Inside the NBA," TNT sports, February 14, 2009, segment featuring Oscar Robertson with Tom Heinsohn, Jerry West and Lenny Wilkens discussing the near-boycott of the 1964 NBA All-Star game. "Inside The NBA," TNT Sports, January 17-18, 2000. Oscar Robertson appears as a panelist with Wayne Embry, Bill Russell and John Thompson discussing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century," presented by Sports Illustrated on CBS, December 2, 1999. Oscar Robertson is honored along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Bill Russell in the basketball category. "ESPN Sports Century," 30-minute program on Oscar Robertson as one of the 20th Century's fifty greatest athletes, first aired 1999. Check ESPN listings for rebroadcast information. ESPN "Up Close" interviews with Gary Miller, June 10, 1999, and Chris Myers, February 25, 1998. This is by no means a comprehensive list. We welcome your suggestions as to other sites you’d like to see listed here. National Basketball Retired Players Association: http://www.legendsofbasketball.com National Basketball Association: http://www.nba.com Women's National Basketball Association: http://www.wnba.com USA Basketball: http://www.usabasketball.com FIBA (International Basketball Federation): http://www.fiba.com University of Cincinnati Athletics: http://www.ucbearcats.com Hoops Hype: http://www.HoopsHype.com Pro Hoops History: http://www.prohoopshistory.com Black Fives, historical site about the game's black pioneers: http://www.blackfives.org 20 Second Timeout: http://20secondtimeout.blogspot.com/ National Basketball Hall of Fame: http://www.hoophall.com Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame: http://www.hoopshall.com Visit Indiana: http://www.visitindiana.net Indianapolis Star: http://www.indystar.com Cincinnati Enquirer: http://www.enquirer.com Black Sports The Magazine: http://www.blacksportsthemagazine.com National Kidney Foundation: http://www.kidney.org The C.J. Krehbiel Company, printers of "The Art of Basketball,": http://www.cjkusa.com
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