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Vintage Time Magazine, Articles include, Cover story, Oscar Robertson, Basketball player and related article, great vintage color ad's including, Continental Airlines ad, science, medicine, show business, and lot's more! ... Read more

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1966 edition, single issue magazine, measures 8/half x 11", slick covers, 94 pages, "Fully Illustrated." ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed "The Big O" or O-Train, is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6-foot-5, 220-poundRobertson played the shooting guard/point 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. 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. ... Read more

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Great basketball book
If you can learn about Basketball from a book this is a great place to start. I bought the earlier version when I was a kid in the mid sixties and it was a great help. I bought it for my kids and it is even better now. The fundamentals don`t change.

Available new from the publisher
I'm not sure why amazon does not stock this great book. It is still available from the publisher at www.thebigo.com for only $12.95. They also have info for bookstores, chains, and special orders for coaches and bball camps.

Learn the keys to better Basketball
Want to learn how to play basketball or just improve on your skills now?Then pick-up a copy of Oscar Robertson's, "The Art of Basketball."Everything you need to begin playing basketball or beingable to push your current skills to the next level of competition is inhere.Oscar takes you from physical and mental conditioning to all of theskills necessary to play the game.Shooting, passing, rebounding,offensive and defensive tactics even a section on what to do when you aremismatched in a game.The book is excellent for coaches to use as ateaching manual and to recommend to their team as a guide for practicing ontheir own.Oscar mentions in the book that the best way to improve is towork on the fundamentals and he shows you how even if you have nevertouched a basketball.You can't go wrong learning from a true master ofthe game, and if you have any doubts just check out Oscar's stats in theback of the book.

Every basketball camp for youth and adults, should provide.
The" Art of Basketball" by Oscar Robertson, and"They Call Me Coach" by John Wooden,are the two books all basketball students, players, and coaches should have. The" Art of Basketball"provides detailed explanations with photos, of fundamental techniques allplayers need to master. It is fantastic,the player who averaged tripledouble statistics over multiple NBA seasons, has documented hisfundamentals for others to learn. I found Mr. Robertson's commentsconcerning the mental aspects of the game, such as developing confidence,to be particularly insightful. At its current price, this book is the bestvalue for instructional basketball books,that is available today.

Oscar Robertson's new book is a great coaching tool.
I highly recommend this book as a coaching tool.I found it to be very helpful in teaching young athletes the game of basketball.I especially like the way Oscar keeps fundamentals of basketball as the emphasis of thisbook.The review at the end of each chapter is very helpful along with thesuggested workout programs.I had each girl on my team buy one and we havethem read a chapter a week.At our practices we review what they read thenwe incorporate Oscar's program into our coaching program.I highlyrecommend this book to anyone who coaches youth basketball...it's a greattool.Every kid who plays basketball or who wants to improve their gameshould have a copy of this. ... Read more

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Chapters: Sandy Koufax, Oscar Robertson, James White, Kenyon Martin, Nick Van Exel, Tony Trabert, Dermarr Johnson, Ruben Patterson, Pete Mickeal, Danny Fortson, Jason Maxiell, Jack Twyman, Corie Blount, Robert Whaley, Steve Logan, Art Long, Kenny Satterfield, George Wilson, Paul Hogue, Pat Cummings, Elbie Nickel, Dontonio Wingfield, Jim Ard, Melvin Levett, Derrek Dickey, Carl Bouldin, Mike Williams, Rick Roberson, Tony Bobbitt, Tom Thacker, Ron Bonham, Connie Dierking, Jim Holstein, Lloyd Batts, Asrangue Souleymane, Eric Hicks, Tony Yates, Bob Wiesenhahn. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 139. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sanford "Sandy" Koufax (pronounced ) (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American left-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, the youngest former player to receive that honor. Koufax's career peaked with a run of six outstanding seasons from 1961 to 1966, before arthritis ended his career at age 30. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1963. He also won the 1963, 1965, and 1966 Cy Young Awards by unanimous votes, all during the period when only one pitcher was chosen per season, making him the first 3-time Cy Young winner in baseball history. In each of his Cy Young seasons, Koufax won the pitcher's triple crown by leading the NL in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average. Koufax's totals would also have led the American League in those seasons. Koufax was the first major leaguer to pitch four no-hitters (including a perfect game). Despite his comparatively short career, Koufax's 2,396 career strikeouts ranked 7th in history as of his retirement, trailing only Warren Spahn (2,583...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=84625 ... Read more

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8.5" x 11"; 72 pages plus the cover. Includes a high school all-star section featuring Alcindor and Unseld. ... Read more

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While Robertson could have easily candy-coated this impressive record for his retrospective, he devotes large sections of his book to the racial battles he faced off court, and his final chapters recount his controversial efforts as an NBA union leader to create free agency, a pension plan, and disability protection for players. In telling his life story, he lays bare the racism and mistreatment he suffered at the hands of individuals and institutions throughout his career, from the Mayor of Indianapolis and Cincinnati University to the NBA and CBS Sports. At times, his critiques can seem excessive (e.g. his discussions of the distortions in the film Hoosiers, while interesting, are repeated a bit too often), and some sections (like his attempts to compare himself to contemporary players) border on self-indulgence. Yet, he seems justified in arguing that his achievements--largely accomplished on second-rate teams, against a back-drop of unprecedented racial strife, and before the modern era of sports-media saturation--are easily underrepresented. In the end, The Big O offers a complex, human portrait to complement a spectacular sports career. --Patrick O'Kelley ... Read more

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I usually don't trust athletes
I usually don't trust athletes to tell their own story well, especially the unsavory parts, but I read this anyway.And while their is not much for Oscar to hide, his experiences growing up in a racially divided town and state, and his experiences in college with racism, is fascinating, especially how his team intertwined with the famous small town, all white team of "Hoosiers" movie fame.Pro ball is about 8th on my list of sports to watch, but this is an engrossing book and story about a player many consider the best all around player ever.

I loved the Big O's honesty and frankness
What a wonderful book. I don't have a lot of time to read sports books so I'm very picky when I read one. Being a man of 50+ the Big O has always been one of my favorite players and I'm constantly amazed by the lack of credit he has been given with regards to his greatness as both a player and a man. This is a book that the true basketball fan can really appreciate. Like Jordan, Bird, West and Magic the O would be a star in any era.

Using basketball as an agent of change!
Oscar Robertson tells it like it was as this book is as much about racism as it is about basketball. I played briefly against Oscar and we were both raised in the hot bed of Indiana basketball. Trying to become an accomplished player was one thing and dealing with discrimination back in the 1950s was quite another. Oscar tries to paint a picture for the reader showing what it was like to muster enough courage to play while being discriminated against. He performed brilliantly despite the bigotry, hatred and prejudice and , perhaps unknowingly to him at the time, used basketball as an instrument of change just as Jackie Robinson used baseball before him.

Oscar Robertson's book, The Big O should be looked upon not only as a sports book, but as a history book. If readers would like to add to their understanding of the trials and tribulations players went through in the Golden Era of Indiana basketball they might also enjoy my just published book titled Growing Up in Indiana: The Culture & Hoosier Hysteria Revisited.

Starts Good but too much Editorializing
As a younger person who was not alive during the era that Oscar Robertson was alive I thought this would give me a good idea of what things were like back in the 60s and 70s. Although I particularly enjoyed the information of his early years including what it was like growing up and playing at the Dust Bowl and winning the Indiana State Championship, I felt that his continued effort to slam his opinions down your throat got tiresome.

I think most people understand that he was a good basketball player and also that racism was a very real subject he had to (has to?) deal with everyday. However, hearing him tell you how all the players in the 60s were better than conterperary players just sounds like an old man trying to make you feel sorry for him. Also, throughout the book you feel as if he thinks everyone was out to get him and in turn he had never done anything wrong. He was a great player and had amazing statisitcs every game and so that must mean that the reason he didn't win in Cincinatti was always some other person's fault.

I enjoyed the book but would only recommend this to die hard Oscar Robertson fans and people who can handle being spoonfed (over and over again..) one person's opinions about things that do come across as very arrogent, bitter and perhaps one sided.

THE BIG O SCORES
THIS BOOK IS A GOOD READ. OSCAR DOES A GOOD JOB DESCRIBING HIS LIFE ON AND OFF THE COURT. HE GOES INTO DETAIL ABOUT FORMER COACHES, TEAMATES, AND OPPONENTS DESCRIBING HIS RELATIONSHIPS AND FEELINGS. I FOUND OSCAR TO BE VERY HONEST BUT SOMETIMES BITTER AND DEPRESSED. STILL I THINK HE IS A PRETTY GOOD GUY AND HAD A LOT OF CLASS. I REMEMBER HIM AS A COMMENTATOR FOR CBS AND JUST LOVING HIM GETTING EXCITED DURING A GAME BY YELLING "OH WHAT MOVE BY KAREEM". THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK FOR ALL FANS OF PRO BASKETBALL. ROLL ON BIG O. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 637 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more

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Brief biographies stressing the careers of basketball stars Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, and Oscar Robertson. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1905 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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The Crispus Attucks High School basketball teams of 1955 and 1956 made Indiana basketball history as the first all-black team to win a state championship and then as the first undefeated team ever to win the championship. The story of Oscar RobertsonÂ’s dedication to the game and of the unforgettable AttucksÂ’s teams of the 1950s are told in this inspiring book that brings together race, joy, and achievement during a critical time in Indiana and American history. Published by Sports Publishing Inc. and the Indiana Historical Society. ... Read more

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"BUT THEY CAN'T BEAT US" BY RANDY ROBERTS
"BUT THEY CAN'T BEAT US" BY RANDY ROBERTS

The 1986 film "Hoosiers", based on the true story of tiny Milan High School's 1954 state championship, told the story of legendary Indiana basketball. Certainly, the state has great tradition, going back to John Wooden and Piggy Lambert, right on up to Rick Mount, Bobby Knight and Larry Bird. Now, Purdue University history professor Randy Roberts tells a little different story about Midwestern sports. The Crispus Attacks High School basketball team from Indianapolis, a team comprised of poor, urban black kids, overcame terrific obstacles to capture for coach Ray Crowe the 1955 and 1956 state titles.
Crowe's talented squad was led by Oscar Robertson, who would go on to a hall of Fame career with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. The "Big O" would also capture a Gold Medal at the Rome Olympics'. In '55, Crispus Attucks became the first all-black school to capture a state championship. In '56, they were the first to go undefeated.
Crispus Attucks "helped define and enshrine the Hoosiers' myth by being its negation," according to Roberts. This is an inspiring story of race, joy and achievement during a critical time in this nation's history. While Crispus Attucks was winning on the hardwood,hard-fought civil rights were being won for black people in the Supreme Court (Brown vs. Board of Education). What is often forgotten is that many of the key battlegrounds of the civil rights era were not in the South, but in the North--that is, the Midwest.
Roberts' story of social upheaval, racism and the dawn of a new era in politics centers on a school that was built for blacks. Actually, Crispus Attucks was built so white students would not have to sit next to black students in the 1920s. The school first had to petition the Indiana High School Athletic Association just to compete in the state tournament.
Roberts' also tells how "The Big O" spurned Indiana U. because coach Branch McCracken was said to be a racist. Indiana native John Wooden tried to get him to U.C.L.A. (can you imagine that?), but Oscar envisioned a long bus ride (he was afraid of air planes) and chose Cincinnati instead.
Roberts has written a number of sports history books. In "But They Can't Beat Us", he tells the story of Robertson, a shy kid who shined in athletics. He tells the story of Coach Crowe, who instilled his team with pride and discipline. Through hard work and talent, the Tigers' were able to forge one of the great stories in prep sports history. For fans of high school sports, and particularly Indiana basketball, "But They Can't Beat Us" is a must read.

Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers win again
This book is the story of Crispus Attucks rise to basketball fame despite the prejudical climate in Indiana at the time.There is a history lesson in explaining what prejudice existed and how the Crispus Attucks familydealt with it.The book cronicles the high school story of Oscar Robertsonin particular and the Crispus Attuck Tigers from 1950 thru Oscar's finalhigh school game as the number one player on Indiana's all star team vs theKentucky all star team lead by "King Kelly Coleman".I was anIndianapolis high school resident during this period and can speak for thehistorical accuracy and emotional insights brought into focus by the authorRandy Roberts.For those of you who enjoy basketball, this book is a worthwhile purchase. ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Terry Dischinger, Jānis Krūmiņš, Darrall Imhoff, Walt Bellamy, Lindsay Gaze, Bob Boozer, Teófilo Cruz, Carlos Badion, Gennadi Volnov, Viktor Zubkov, Wlamir Marques, Amaury Pasos, Adrian Smith, Sandro Gamba, Edgardo Ocampo, Maigonis Valdmanis, Valdis Muižnieks, Carlos Domingos Massoni, Algodão, Narciso Bernardo, Alfonso Marquez, Jay Arnette, Héctor Costa, Burdette Haldorson, Sergio Matto, Eduardo Schall Jatyr, Antonio Salvador Sucar, Lester Lane, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Chelle, Raúl Mera, Allen Kelley. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Selected by Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation; "The Logo" in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" after the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. Playing the small forward position early in his career, West was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, leading the WVU Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game, earning Most Valuable Player honors despite the loss. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. Wests NBA career was highly successful. Playing the guard position as a professional, he was voted 12 times into the All-NBA First and Second Teams, was elected into the NBA All-Star Team 14 times, and was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star game in 1972, the same year that he won his single NBA champio...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=331363 ... Read more

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Chapters: Larry Bird, John Wooden, Oscar Robertson, E'twaun Moore, George Hill, Steve Alford, Matt Painter, Bonzi Wells, Eric Gordon, Brad Miller, Rick Mount, Greg Oden, Shawn Kemp, Scott Skiles, Luke Harangody, Deshaun Thomas, Rodney Carney, Glenn Robinson, Todd Lickliter, Robbie Hummel, Terry Dischinger, Zach Randolph, Katie Douglas, Sean May, Leroy Edwards, Josh Mcroberts, Mike Conley, Jr., Vic Bubas, Bryce Drew, Robert Vaden, Jim Master, Jerry Sichting, Craig Neal, Randy Wittman, Louie Dampier, Tyler Zeller, Jared Jeffries, Courtney Lee, Jimmy King, Gordon Hayward, Kyle Macy, Mike Woodson, Lee Nailon, Dave Schellhase, Clyde Lovellette, Bobby Leonard, Calbert Cheaney, Kent Benson, Skylar Diggins, Dick Barnett, Joe Dean, Dominic James, Alan Henderson, Monte Towe, Ron Reed, Chris Thomas, Billy Keller, Michael Warren, David Teague, Eric Montross, Junior Bridgeman, George Mcginnis, Andre Owens, Alison Bales, Ken Barlow, Cliff Barker, Walter Mccarty, Frank Kendrick, Damon Bailey, Kevin Magee, Tommy Kron, Jeff Teague, Tony Barbee, Billy Shepherd, Harry Mehre, Larry Steele, Jon Mcglocklin, Dick Van Arsdale, Tellis Frank, Tom Van Arsdale, Don Buse, Vince Boryla, Bobby Plump, Doxie Moore, Greg Graham, Winston Garland, A. J. Graves, Chris Hunter, Darrell Elston, Roger Burkman, Milo Komenich, Jim Grandholm, Jason Gardner, Don Schlundt, Alfred Bergman, Marvin Huffman, Stretch Murphy, Willie Mccarter, Jay Edwards, Henry Williams, Ray Tolbert, John Barnhill, Richard Atha, Jimmy Rayl, John Laskowski, Bobby Wilson, Tom Abernethy, Wayne Radford, Scott Haffner, Leo Barnhorst, Bob Wilkerson, Tico Brown, Ron Bonham, Roy Danforth, Dick Farley, Roy Mcpipe, Mel Payton, Steve Downing, John Mengelt, Allen Leavell, Jim Davis, Ray Ragelis, Korie Lucious, Jim Bradley, Dan Godfread. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 481. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=505605 ... Read more

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Here's a rare one: Converse's 50th anniversary year book. It is clean w/faint rubbing to edges. Apparently a coach used it as 5 pages are neatly underlined w/tiny playing notes. 1958 All-American selections include pictures of Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson. Articles include Developing a Moving Offense, Pet Plays of Top Coaches, Evolution of Basketball, and Defense Still Has Its Place in Basketball plus statistics and photos of the top HS and college basketball teams with a feature article on the 1958 World Champs, the St. Louis Hawks. ... Read more