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.