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2 days ago · Robertson attended Crispus Attucks High School, an all-black high school, where he was coached by Ray Crowe, whose emphasis on a fundamentally sound game had a positive effect on his style of play. As a sophomore in 1954, he starred on an Attucks team that lost in the semi-state finals (state quarterfinals) to eventual state champions Milan , a ...
Jun 29, 2024 · Oscar was a standout player in high school and threw his support to the school team, Crispus Attucks, he enabled them to win a state championship in 1955. This was the first time an all-black school won the first state championship in the United States.
Jun 20, 2024 · Indianapolis was a late arrival to the Jim Crow practice of segregated education (Attucks opened in 1927.) The school was named for the Crispus Attucks, an African-American and the first person to die in the Boston Massacre and possibly the American Revolution. Attucks vs. Tech - a massive rivalry. Attucks is wearing the darker jerseys.
Jun 25, 2024 · Robertson grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he led Crispus Attucks High School to two state championships. In 1956 he received an athletic scholarship to the University of Cincinnati and became the first African American to play basketball there.
Jun 27, 2024 · Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School No. 718 is a public, magnet school located in INDIANAPOLIS, IN. It has 1,188 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 20 to 1. According to state test scores, 1% of students are at least proficient in math and 12% in reading.
Jun 8, 2024 · Find the latest Crispus Attucks High School obituaries. Together, we mourn and celebrate the lives of Tigers who have passed, but whose legacies persist. Legacy.com is not affiliated with...
Jun 24, 2024 · Jack McCallum published his latest book, The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops. Jack is a long-time writer for Sports Illustrated and taught as an adjunct professor in Muhlenberg’s Department of Media & Communication for several semesters.
