SPORTSCENTURY: FIFTY GREATEST ATHLETES: #36: OSCAR ROBERTSON (TV)
Summary
One in this yearlong series of sports documentary programs that count down the twentieth century's top fifty athletes as chosen by an elite group of sports experts and journalists. Hosted by Dan Patrick, each program consists of an in-depth profile of an athlete, along with comments from sports personalities and writers. This program examines athlete number thirty-six, basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who played for fourteen seasons with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks and won an Olympic gold medal in 1960. Commentators include Red Auerbach, Chuck Daly, Magic Johnson, Walt Frazier, Pete Newell, Frank Robinson, Wayne Embry, Frank Deford, Mazell Robertson, George Vecsey, Bob Cousy, Larry Costello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Harry Edwards. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: ESPN
- DATE: May 14, 1999 Friday 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:23:10
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:57337
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries; Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Basketball; Sports
- SERIES RUN: ESPN - TV series, 1999
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Dan Patrick … Host, Narrator
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Red Auerbach
- Larry Costello
- Bob Cousy
- Chuck Daly
- Frank Deford
- Wayne Embry
- Walt Frazier
- Magic Johnson
- Pete Newell
- Mazell Robertson
- Oscar Robertson
- Frank Robinson
- George Vecsey