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

• Northrop Award, Boys Club of New York, 2001

• Selected Player of the Century by National Association of Basketball Coaches, April 2000

• Named one of 20th Century's greatest athletes by Sports Illustrated in ceremony at Madison Square Garden, December 1999

• Named one of the top ten basketball players of the century by the Associated Press

• Named one of five top college basketball players of the century by Sports Illustrated in its 1999 College Basketball Preview issue

• Honored as one of 50 greatest Indiana basketball players of all time at opening of Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, November 1999

• Named "Indiana Living Legend" by Indiana Historical Society, 1999

• Selected by ESPN Cable Sports Network as one of Fifty Greatest Athletes of the Century, 1999

• Selected by National Father’s Day Committee as one of six national “Fathers of the Year,” 1999

• Ohio Governor’s Award for athletic achievement, charitable and community involvement, 1999

• U.S. Basketball Writers Association annual College Player of the Year Award renamed The Oscar Robertson Trophy, 1998

• Asian Basketball Confederation Award for worldwide efforts on behalf of the sport of basketball, 1998

• Franciscan Health Systems honoree, Cincinnati, 1998

• Greater Cincinnati YMCA Character Award for outstanding community leadership, 1998

• Named one of NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of All Time, NBA 50th Anniversary, 1997

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

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Applause Magazine, 1995

• 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, 1993

• Oscar and Yvonne Robertson Sports Center dedicated at Kadoorie Agricultural School, Israel, 1992

• Torch Bearer, 1987 Pan American Games, Indianapolis

• Hall of Fame honoree, Boys Clubs of New York, annually since 1979

• Olympic Hall of Fame

• National Basketball Hall of Fame

• Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

• Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame

• National High School Basketball Hall of Fame

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