Born November 24,1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee, and raised in Indianapolis, Oscar Robertson first attracted national attention at Indianapolis' Crispus Attucks High School, where he led his team to a 45-game winning streak, two consecutive Indiana state championships and a national championship. Attucks was the first African-American school and the first Indianapolis school to win the Indiana state crown, and the first African-American school to win a national championship.

At University of Cincinnati, where he became known as The Big 0, he twice led the Bearcats to the Final Four. He was a three-time first team All-American, and the first player to lead the NCAA in scoring three straight years or to win Player of the Year honors three times. (The U.S. Basketball Writers renamed their Player of the Year Award The Oscar Robertson Trophy in his honor in 1998.) Following graduation in 1960 with a B.S. degree in Business, he co-captained the undefeated 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medalist team, often considered the greatest basketball team ever put together.

During his 14-year NBA career-ten with the Cincinnati Royals and four with the Milwaukee Bucks-The Big 0 led his teams to 10 playoff appearances including an NBA championship with the Bucks in 1971. He was the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1961 and Most Valuable Player in 1964. He was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was voted Most Valuable Player in three All-Star games. In 1961-62, he became the only player in NBA history ever to average in double figures in scoring, rebounding and assists for an entire season. He led the league in free throw percentage twice and assists six times. His career record of 9,887 assists stood for 17 years and his 26,710 points and 25.7 points per game average rank him seventh on the list of all-time NBA scorers.

Since his retirement, Mr. Robertson has been active as a broadcaster, author and entrepreneur. One of the nation's leading small business owners, he is President of Cincinnati7based Orchem, Inc., Orfiex, Ltd., and Orpack-Stone Corporation, and also has interests in banking, real estate, document services and media. He is the author and publisher of "The Art of Basketball," a guide to fundamental skills development for boys and girls of all ages. Throughout his career, he has taught or mentored hundreds of youngsters through various youth organizations and on his own.