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  1.                                  When he graduated, the  
  2.                                  6' 5" guard was the all-
  3.                                  time college scoring 
  4.                                  champion, with 2,973 
  5.                                  points. 
  6.  
  7. In 1960, Oscar co-captained the 1960 U.S. 
  8. Olympic Basketball Team. The team won the 
  9. gold medal. After the Olympics, Oscar was 
  10. drafted into the NBA by the Cincinnati Royals. 
  11. He led the league in assists and was named 
  12. Rookie of the Year. Three seasons later, he 
  13. was named the NBAΓÇÖs Most Valuable Player.
  14.  
  15. After the 1969-70 season got under way, 
  16. Cincinnati traded Oscar to the Milwaukee 
  17. Bucks. There he teamed up with center 
  18. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to form a great 
  19. inside-outside combination. The  
  20.