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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Oscar's big night

The New York Times today has a first-person story by Oscar Robertson about the night - Jan. 9, 1958 - when Oscar scored 56 points in the old Madison Square Garden. In the story, Oscar talks about walking out into the "empty and glowing" streets after talking with a horde of reporters and heading back to the hotel with his roommate, Chuck Machock. Fifty years later, Oscar will be honored for his achievement Wednesday during UC's first-round Big East Tournament game at The Garden.


1 Comments:

at 8:19 AM Anonymous Anonymous said...

He was something special. I'm glad he has become a part of the program again in recent years. I'm glad that Coach Huggins made the effort to bring him back home where he belongs.
He really was arguably the best college basketball player ever.

 
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