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Oscar Robertson 1967 Cincinnati Royals Home Unifor

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Oscar Robertson 1967 Cincinnati Royals Home Uniform
Robertson is universally regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history. A triple threat who could score inside or outside, his stellar play-making ability made an immediate impact in the NBA. His rookie scoring average of 30.5 points per game is the third highest of any rookie in NBA history, and Robertson averaged more than 30 points per game in six of his first seven seasons. Only two other players in the NBA have had more 30 plus point per game seasons in their career. Robertson was the first player to average more than 10 assists per game, doing so at a time when the criteria for assists was more stringent than today. Furthermore, Robertson is the only guard in NBA history to ever average more than 10 rebounds per game, doing so three times. In addition to his 1964 regular season MVP award, Robertson won three All-Star Game MVPs in his career (in 1961, 1964, and 1969). He ended his career with 26,710 points (25.7 per game, eighth-best all time), 9,887 assists (9.5 per game) and 7,804 rebounds (7.5 per game).The ultimate measure of the versatility of "The Big O" is the fact that he averaged a triple-double over the course of his first five seasons, averaging an incredible 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 10.6 assists. For his career, Robertson had 181 triple-doubles, a record that has never been approached. Recognized by the NBA as the first legitimate "big guard", Robertson paved the way for other over-sized backcourt players like Magic Johnson. Furthermore, he is also credited to have invented the head fake and the fade-away jump shot, a shot which Michael Jordan later became famous for. For the Cincinnati Royals, now relocated and named the Sacramento Kings, he scored 22,009 points and 7,731 assists, and is all-time leader in both statistics for the combined Royals / Kings teams. This Cincinnati Royals home uniform was worn by Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in the late 1960's. On the left tail of the jersey is the "Wilson" label with the size "46." Going down the left side of the front of the jersey is the name "Royals" and on the back is the name "Robertson". The player number "14" appears on both the front and back of the jersey. All the letters and numbers are made of blue tackle twill. Included with the uniform are trunks. In the waistband is the "MacGregor" label with the size "34." On the bottom front of each leg is the player number "14" in white tackle twill. Robertson was named as one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996, and of that elite fraternity, his game used artifacts are among the most difficult to obtain. LOAs from MEARS (A9) and Grey Flannel.

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