<I>Sports Action Profile: Oscar Robertson </I>
date: label: Date
content: 1973
name: label: Directed by
content: William Edgar
label: Written by
content: William Edgar
label: Produced by
content: William Edgar
label: Subject of
content: Oscar Robertson, American, born 1938
label: Subject of
content: Chicago Bulls, American, founded 1966
label: Subject of
content: Milwaukee Bucks, American, founded 1968
label: Subject of
content: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American, born 1947
label: Distributed by
content: Oxford Films Inc.
label: Produced by
content: Tele-Sports Ltd.
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A documentary film with the title "Oscar Robertson," from the Sports Action Profile television series. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: The film was written, directed, and produced by William Edgar and profiles basketball player Oscar Robertson during the time he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. It opens with Robertson driving to the Milwaukee arena in a convertible sports car as he describes the significance of basketball in his life. He comments that, "Basketball has been very good to me emotionally and it's made me very happy, such as going to Africa. Being a black person and being afforded the opportunity to go to Africa to see it for yourself is something I'll never be able to forget." He continues by briefly describing how the sport afforded him the ability to escape poverty.
label: Description
content: Much of the rest of the film focuses on a pre-season match between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls. Both the narrator and Robertson provide voiceover narration, with the narrator paying special attention to the game strategies as outlined by the team’s coaches and Robertson's role on the team. Other scenes include Robertson's philanthropic work when he's not playing competitively, such as him teaching black boys how to play basketball. There are also shots with fellow Bucks player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, both on the court and in the locker room. The film closes with Robertson teaching a young boy proper dribbling technique and how to take a jump shot.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Profile films
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Sports Action Profile
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.31.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: short subjects
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 22 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 800 Feet