age ~52
from Houston, TX
…In 1967 and 1968, he also won USBWA College Player of the Year which later became the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Alcindor became the only player to win the Helms Foundation Player of the Year award three times. The 19651966 UCLA Bruin team was the preseason #1. But on November 27, 1965, the fre...
… overcome the dominant Boston Celtics that reigned over this era for every year but one. The team also failed to keep certain promising players throughout their existence. Oscar Robertson left in 1970 and immediately won a title with the Milwaukee Bucks led by another superstar, Kareem Abdul...
…could play center, forward or even guard, was second in the NBA in rebounds and third in assists in 1957-58, a feat only Wilt Chamberlain has matched for a full season. Without their best player the Royals nearly folded, but recovered after drafting superstar point guard Oscar Robertson two ...