After retirement, he worked for many years at the Pioneer Shell Station and for over 25 years at J&L Wine Distributors in Paso Robles. Oscar worked for Texaco in the San Ardo oil fields for over 20 years. His passionate love of sports was happily passed on to his children & grandchildren. You could find him on any local course multiple times a week. As he got older, Oscar’s passion turned to golf. When not playing, he could be found coaching or umpiring women’s softball and little league baseball. In addition to Paso Robles city leagues, Oscar traveled to many states around the country on men’s and co-ed softball teams. Oscar played in numerous local basketball, fastpitch, and slow pitch softball leagues. His love of sports lasted his entire life. He lettered in both varsity baseball and basketball for the Bearcats. The family then relocated to San Miguel, where Oscar finished high school in Paso Robles, graduating with the class of 1961. He spent his younger years in Arkansas and Texas before the family moved to Salinas, California, where his father was stationed with the Army at Fort Ord. Oscar Robertson’s triple-double and Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game.Oscar Ray Robinson, “Big O,” was born March 8, 1943, in Magazine, Arkansas, and passed away May 26, 2021, in San Luis Obispo, California, surrounded by family. There’s two records I never thought would be broken. “I’ve had nothing but respect and admiration for Oscar and what he’s done and what he’s meant to the league and for (Westbrook) to be able to this, I never thought it would be broken,” Brooks said. With a week left in the regular season, he can match that feat for the fourth time in five seasons.
He had 42 in 2016-17 when he became the first player since Robertson in 1961-62 to average a triple-double. He has a league-leading 36 this season, the second-highest total of his career. Then something clicked, and he’s produced 174 over the last seven seasons. Westbrook had eight triple-doubles during his first six seasons in Oklahoma City. Everyone knows triple-doubles are hard to get and for him to be able to do this is pretty incredible.” No matter what he’s accomplished, he’s about winning. “He’s a special player, an incredible leader, teammate. “Well, it’s definitely pretty incredible like I’ve said many times,” Brooks said before Monday’s game. That was nothing new for Westbrook, who has seven triple-doubles in nine games that Beal has missed. 2 scorer who has a strained left hamstring. The Wizards, who are trying to secure a spot in the postseason play-in tournament, were playing the first of at least two games without Bradley Beal, the NBA’s No. Washington acquired Westbrook in a trade with Houston for John Wall before the season, reuniting Westbrook with coach Scott Brooks, who guided him to that MVP season in Oklahoma City. So I’m appreciative of that, and I’m appreciative of his support as well.” The things he was able to do back in the day has allowed me to do the things that I do today. “To be in a conversation with Oscar, I just want to thank him because he set the stage. “I take a lot of pride in doing everything I can to impact winning,” Westbrook said.
He had 33 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists, closing out the game with a blocked shot. Westbrook, the 2016-17 MVP and a nine-time All-Star, praised Robertson when he tied the record in Saturday’s overtime win at Indiana.