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 PRINT: "Oscar has the blueprint for 21st century" by George Willis, NEW YORK POST, December 3, 1999, http://www.newyorkpost.com "Big O has lessons to teach" by Dave Johnson, EVANSVILLE COURIER PRESS, October 26, 1999, http://www.courierpress.com "Keeping the Faith" by Bob Herbert, NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page, October 18, 1999, http://www.nytimes.com. "Big O Remembers" by Steve Jacobson, NEWSDAY, May 16, 1999, http://www.newsday.com "Sky Kings: Black Pioneers of Professional Basketball" by Bijan C. Bayne (Grolier Publishing, 1998). This book contains a chapter on Oscar Robertson. "I Still Try To Do It All," first-person article by Oscar Robertson, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, November 23, 2024 (advertising feature sponsored by Just For Men Haircare). http://www.cnnsi.com or http://www.justformen.com. "Instead of Hoops, the Blame Game," first-person article by Oscar Robertson, NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page, November 7, 1998. http://www.nytimes.com. "The Big O's new game: transplants," by Bob Queenan, CINCINNATI POST, August 6, 1998. http://www.cintipost.com "Big O didn’t hesitate when a daughter needed him most" by Phil Richards, INDIANAPOLIS STAR/NEWS, August 5, 1998. http://www.starnews.com. “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, 1998. http://www.starnews.com. "Robertson Still Preaching Basics" by Bill Koch, CINCINNATI POST, February 14, 1998. http://www.cintipost.com "The NBA World According to Big O" by D. Orlando Ledbetter, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, February 6, 1998. http://www.onwisconsin.com "Big O: All-star family man" by John Johnston, CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, October 9, 1997. http://www.enquirer.com. “Grand Royal: Oscar Robertson not only did it all, he did it all better,” interview by Scoop Jackson, SLAM Magazine, August 1997 "A Father’s Gift" by Richard Jerome, PEOPLE MAGAZINE, May 26, 1997. http://www.people.com. ONLINE: "Oscar Robertson: The Art of Basketball," story and photos from the Big O's visit to the NBA Store on May 12, 1999, plus review of "The Art of Basketball," by Shelly Gepfert, "Huddlin' with the Pros!" September 15, 1999. http://www.huddlin.com/oscarbook.html "Oscar Robertson Visits NBA Store," http://www.nba.com/news/robertson_signing.html "NBA Legends: Oscar Robertson" (biography) http://www.nba.com/history/robertson_bio.html (this page also contains video and audio highlights) "One on One with Oscar Robertson" (transcript of live chat May 11, 2024), http://www.nba.com/history/robertson_transcript.html TELEVISION: "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. "Face the Nation," CBS News, November 14, 1999. Oscar Robertson appeared with Julius Erving and Dave DeBusschere to discuss Bill Bradley’s Presidential candidacy. ESPN "Up Close" interview with Gary Miller, June 10, 1999. "Sports Century" on ESPN, May 14, 1999. 30-minute program on Oscar Robertson as one of the century’s fifty greatest athletes. Check ESPN and ESPN Classic Sports listings for rebroadcast information. "NBA Inside Stuff," September 14, 1998. Segment with Oscar Robertson talking about organ transplantation from the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games in Columbus, Ohio. (The Big O was national spokesperson for the Games on behalf of the National Kidney Foundation.) "Oscar Robertson: Athlete of the Week" on ESPN Classic Sports Network, August 17-23, 1998. Complete broadcasts of two Milwaukee Bucks playoff games (vs. Baltimore, 1971, and Boston, 1974) and a "One on One with Dick Schaap" interview. ESPN "Up Close" interview with Chris Myers, February 25, 1998. Look for Oscar Robertson as an interview guest on network and local telecasts involving the University of Cincinnati - on ABC or ESPN. RADIO: National Public Radio "All Things Considered," interview on NBA lockout broadcast November 10, 1998. National Public Radio’s "It’s Only a Game," interview on National Transplant Games broadcast August 3, 1998. The Big O is interviewed on the radio so often it's impossible to keep track of the dates. The above are just a couple of the more significant. Last updated: 2/29/00
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