Oscar was born in 1938 on 24 November. He was born under the zodiac sign of Sagittarius and he was born in Tennessee in the United States of America and he is 6 feet and 5 inches tall. The name of his father is Bailey Robertson and Oscar’s mother’s name is known to be Mazell Robertson. He also has two siblings and both are his brothers. The name of his brother is Henry Robertson and Bailey Robertson Junior. Most of his childhood was spent in Tennessee and he was always fond of basketball.
As per the informational available, he came from a family which was not financially strong and because of this he learned to shoot the ball with help of rubber classed tennis ball. He completed his schooling from Crispus High School and he also played for his school team.
Later in 1957, Oscar enrolled himself in Cincinnati University and he completed his education from there in 1960. It is known that he was also a part of university’s basketball team and he scored quite well in the team. He helped his team in winning quite a lot of national titles as well. It is also known that he captained the Olympic team in 1960 and they won the gold medal. Oscar suffered a lot because of racism but he surely came over that phase of life because of his hard work.
Talking about the professional career, Oscar started his professional career in 1960 and the first contract signed by him yielded a sum of 33 thousand dollars. The first team that he played with was Cincinnati Royals. He played with the team for almost 10 years before moving to Milwaukee Bucks in 1970. He later played for the team for 4 years and it is known that he later decided to retire in 1974. In his long career, it is known that Oscar had never been off the field because of an injury. He had never been injured during any game.
During his retirements, his Fangraphs and his stats were on top. Oscar also won several titles and several awards. He was also known to be the most valuable player in NBA in 1964. He was honored with several All-Star games and titles. His team also won a gold medal in Pan American Games. Later post-retirement, he started working for the certain social cause and he mostly worked to help African Americans.
In 1960, Oscar got married to Yvonne Crittenden the couple leads a happy life together. Oscar’s wife gave birth to three daughters after the marriage and the name of his daughters are Shana Yvonne Robertson, Mari Robertson, and Tia Elaine Robertson. Oscar also received honorary doctorate from a university. His total annual income is not known and his net worth is estimated to be around 4 Million American Dollars. Oscar worked hard to reach this point and his complete biography is available on Wikipedia. A book has also been written about his life and that suffices as the biography of this former basketball star.
| Birth Date: | 24 Nov, 1938 |
| Age: | 81 yrs |
| Occupations: | Basketball player Basketball coach |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte |
| residence: | Indianapolis Tennessee Charlotte |
| Education: | Crispus Attucks High School University of Cincinnati |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American basketball player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 200 thousand |
