Oscar Robertson: Affordable Housing Advocate
Known as one of the NBA’s biggest stars, Oscar Robertson had a career spanning nearly a decade and a half. Across his fourteen years as a professional, he was named an all-star twelve times and is still one of the highest-scoring guards of all time. You’d think that this would be his greatest achievement, but he cites creating affordable housing for African Americans living in Indianapolis as his biggest victory yet. He continues to do a lot of work in the basketball sphere but has also done a lot of community work too. So much so, that the University of Cincinnati awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2007. Aside from his community work, he also likes woodworking, which may well turn into more than a hobby somewhere down the line.
Oscar Robertson Affordable Housing Advocate
Michael Ray Richardson: Youth Camp Influencer
With 24 years of professional basketball under his belt, “Sugar” Ray Richardson is one of the most recognizable names you’ll come across in the sport. After receiving a ban from the NBA in 1986, he turned his life around and continued to play for another fourteen years on a different continent. As with so many players, retirement called nevertheless, and in 2002 he decided to get into coaching. He tried his hand at substitute teaching, which he fell in love with right away, but moved into business later. But one of the things he most enjoys is running the basketball camp for disadvantaged youth, where he says that the kids are taught so much more than just to play basketball, through the connections made and the commitment and discipline needed to sport.
Michael Ray Richardson Substitute Teacher
