Oscar Robertson: Advocate For Affordable Housing
An old school NBA superstar, Oscar Robertson had an amazing 14 year career, having been a 12-time NBA all-star and one of the highest scoring guards ever in the league. Still, his greatest accomplishment would have to be his work in creating affordable housing in Indianapolis for African Americans. For his outstanding efforts to improve the community, he was honored by the University of Cincinnati with an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters back in 2007. When he has time, the NBA icon enjoys woodworking as well.
Oscar Robertson: Advocate For Affordable Housing
Michael Ray Richardson: Substitute Teacher
Michael “Sugar” Ray Richardson’s professional basketball career spanned two decades, 24 years to be exact. He may have started in the NBA, but he also played in other leagues, mostly in Europe for 14 years. In 1986, the NBA commissioner banned Richardson from playing in the league for life, though he was reinstated in 1988. When he retired in 2002, he got into coaching and did it for a couple of years until he discovered substitute teaching, his second love. Now in his 60’s, Richardson is a teacher in Oklahoma and he also does basketball camps for underprivileged children.
Michael Ray Richardson: Substitute Teacher
