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  Caption Oscar Robertson playing for the Milwaukee Bucks
  Position Guard
  Nickname "The Big O"
  Height Ft 6
  Height In 5
  Weight Lb 220
  Nationality USA
  Birth Place Charlotte, Tennessee
  College Cincinnati
  Draft 1<sup>st</sup> overall
  Draft Year 1960
  Draft Team Cincinnati Royals
  Career Start 1960
  Career End 1974
  Former Teams Cincinnati Royals (1960&ndash70)<br> Milwaukee Bucks (1970&ndash74)
  Awards 1959 USBWA College POY <br>1960 USBWA College POY <br> 1963-64 NBA MVP <br> 1970-71 NBA Champions <br>12-time All-Star <br> 1961-62 averaged a Triple-double
  Halloffame 1980


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Oscar Palmer Robertson (born , 2007 . Robertson played the Guard position, and was a twelve-time All-Star , eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team , and one-time winner of the MVP award in fourteen professional seasons. He is the only player in NBA history to average a Triple-double for an entire season, and he is regarded as one of the best and most versatile NBA players of all time.2 He was a key player on the team which brought the Bucks their only NBA championship in the 1970-71 NBA Season . However, his playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.

  NAME Oscar Palmer Robertson
  ALTERNATIVE NAMES Big O
  SHORT DESCRIPTION NBA player
  DATE OF BIRTH 24 November , 1938
  PLACE OF BIRTH Charlotte, Tennessee