Tells the story of a shy black child from a poor family in a segregated city; of the superstar who, at the height of his career, became the president of the National Basketball Players Association to try to improve conditions for all players. It is the story of the man forced from the game at thirty-four and blacklisted from coaching and broadcasting.
Tells the story of a shy black child from a poor family in a segregated city; of the superstar who, at the height of his career, became the president of the National Basketball Players Association to try to improve conditions for all players. It is the story of the man forced from the game at thirty-four and blacklisted from coaching and broadcasting.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Oscar Robertson, seen by many as one of the best and most versatile basketball players of his time, played in the NBA for the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks during his fourteen-year professional basketball career.
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Acknowledgments Preface Chapter One: The Crossroads of America 1938-1951 Chapter Two: Li'l Flap 1951-1954 Chapter Three: "They Don't Want Us" 1954-1955 Chapter Four: "Talk Is Cheap" 1955-1956 Chapter Five: Collegiate Life 1956-1958 Chapter Six: "What They Eat Don't Make Me Fat" 1958-1959 Chapter Seven: Gold 1959-1960 Chapter Eight: Rookie Stardom 1960-1961 Chapter Nine: The Triple-Double 1961-1963 Chapter Ten: Union President, NBA Royalty 1963-1968 (Part One) Chapter Eleven: The Sixties Continued 1963-1968 (Part Two) Chapter Twelve: Moving On 1969-1970 Chapter Thirteen: Milwaukee, Lew Alcindor, and the Championship 1970-1971 Chapter Fourteen: Do Not Go Gently 1971-1974 Chapter Fifteen: Endings 1974-1976 Epilogue Credits Index