Sports Action Profile: Oscar Robertson

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A documentary film with the title "Oscar Robertson," from the Sports Action Profile television series. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The film was written, directed, and produced by William Edgar and profiles basketball player Oscar Robertson during the time he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. It opens with Robertson driving to the Milwaukee arena in a convertible sports car as he describes the significance of basketball in his life. He comments that, "Basketball has been very good to me emotionally and it's made me very happy, such as going to Africa. Being a black person and being afforded the opportunity to go to Africa to see it for yourself is something I'll never be able to forget." He continues by briefly describing how the sport afforded him the ability to escape poverty.

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