Oscar Robertson

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This file appears in: The Crispus Attucks High School Tigers
Oscar Robertson

For the second year in a row, Crispus Attucks won the High School Basketball State Championship, crowning their undefeated season of 31 games. Here, Oscar Robertson, cuts down the basketball net from the winning game as a souvenir.
Photo Courtesy of Indiana Historical Society.

This file appears in: The Crispus Attucks High School Tigers

By John Dichtl
On March 19, 1955, the Tigers of Crispus Attucks High School defeated the Roosevelt Panthers of Gary, Indiana, earning the capital city its first state high school boys basketball championship. On a national level, the victory marked the first time…