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Rick holds the distinction of being the only player to have won scoring titles in both the NBA and ABA. He did it with the San Francisco Warriors in 1966-67 and with the Oakland Oaks in 1968-69. Among Rick's records at Miami U. were 59 points in a game vs. Rollins in 1965 & most points in career with 2298.
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 Expansion Draft ... Saw extensive time at point guard in the NBA Finals against Detroit ... Made a number of post-season all-America teams as a junior and senior at Notre Dame... Finished college career as Irish's all-time leader in assists and steals... Recovered from a near-fatal auto accident prior to junior season and played in all 32 games.
The "Big O" was the overwhelming selection as the NBA's Rookie of the Year for 1960-61. He was even more brilliant in his first year with the Royals than he had been as a three-time college Player of the Year and All-American with the University of Cincinnati. Quickly establishing himself as one of the gate attractions of the NBA, Oscar became the first rookie guard to score more than 2,000 points. He finished fourth in scoring with 2,165 points and was the leader in assists with 690.
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