Oscar Robertson
Chronology
| 1938 | Born November 24 in Charlotte, Tennessee |
| 1942 | Family moves to Indianapolis |
| 1952 | Enters Crispus Attucks High School and joins basketball team |
| 1955-56 | Leads Crispus Attucks Tigers to 45-game winning streak and two Indiana state championships |
| 1956 | Named Indiana's Mr. Basketball |
| 1956 | Enters University of Cincinnati as recruit for the Bearcats |
| 1959-60 | Leads team to NCAA Final Four |
| 1960 | Co-captains U.S. Olympic basketball team and wins gold medal |
| 1960 | Signs with Cincinnati Royals |
| 1960 | Marries Yvonne Crittenden on June 25 |
| 1961 | Named NBA's Rookie of the Year |
| 1961-62 | Averages triple-double for entire season |
| 1964 | Named league MVP |
| 1964 | Becomes president of NBA players' union |
| 1970 | Traded to Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1971 | With Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), leads Bucks to NBA championship |
| 1974 | Leads Bucks to NBA Finals |
| 1974 | Retires amidst pressure from team management |
| 1976 | Settles union lawsuit with league, resulting in "Oscar Robertson Rule" regarding free agency |
| 1979 | Named to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 1997 | Again makes national headlines after donating kidney to daughter Tia |
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