Oscar Robertson

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Oscar Robertson is a Hall of Fame American basketball player renowned for his all-around game and for being the first NBA player to average a triple-double over an entire season.

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Oscar Palmer Robertson 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA player
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Olympic gold medalist
basketball player
human
AllNBAFirstTeamSelections 9
AllNBASecondTeamSelections 2
careerTripleDoubles 181
collegeAttended University of Cincinnati
collegeTeam Cincinnati Bearcats
surface form: Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-11-24
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 1
draftRound 1
draftTeam Cincinnati Royals
draftYear 1960
familyName Robertson
fullName Oscar Robertson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oscar Palmer Robertson
gender male
givenName Oscar
HallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1980
height 196 cm
6 ft 5 in
jerseyNumber 1
14
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
knownFor all-around game
scoring, rebounding, and playmaking ability
NBAAllStarGameMVPawards 3
NBAAllStarSelections 12
NBAChampionships 1
NBAChampionshipSeason 1970–71 NBA season
NBADebutSeason 1960–61 NBA season
NBAMVPawards 1
nickname The Big O
notableAchievement first player in NBA history to average a triple-double over an entire season
OlympicGames 1960 Summer Olympics
OlympicMedal gold medal
OlympicTeam United States men's national basketball team
placeOfBirth Charlotte, Tennessee, United States
playedFor Cincinnati Royals
Milwaukee Bucks
playsPosition guard
point guard
retirementYear 1974
seasonAveragedTripleDouble 1961–62 NBA season
wonNBAChampionshipWith Milwaukee Bucks
wonNBAMVPSeason 1963–64 NBA season

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Oscar Robertson fullName Oscar Robertson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oscar Palmer Robertson
Oscar Robertson Trophy namedAfter Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati Royals notablePlayer Oscar Robertson
Milwaukee Bucks notablePlayer Oscar Robertson
Sacramento Kings notablePlayer Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson Trophy notableRecipient Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson Trophy renamedInHonorOf Oscar Robertson