This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2021
Though no one has and likely will ever match the gaudy, almost ridiculous statistical accomplishments of Wilt Chamberlain, Cincinnati guard Oscar Robertson also made his debut in the 1961 Fleer series and posted some extremely eye-opening numbers in his own right on his way to the basketball Hall of Fame. A perennial 30-point scorer who led the league in assists seven times and frequently pulled down over 10 boards a game, "The Big O" mastered every aspect of the game. While Chamberlain was dropping 50 points per game during the 1961-62 season, Robertson was averaging a triple-double with almost 31 points and over 12 rebounds and 11 assists per contest. Later in his career, Robertson was the perfect complement to a rising superstar named Lew Alcindor, and the two Hall of Famers led the 1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks to a 4-0 sweep of the Baltimore Bullets and an NBA championship. This '61 Fleer rookie card of Oscar Robertson shows almost perfect centering, just a degree or two toward the bottom edge but more accurate than probably 98% of all examples, with overwhelming color and endpoints that live up to the lofty NM/MT billing. A must-have example for any advanced collection and a fantastic way to greatly improve your status on the PSA Set Registry.