11.11.2008

Who was "Oscar" the Celtic?


Who was Chris Ford calling "Oscar" in the below article?
Hint 1: His name wasn't Oscar.

Hint 2: Rick Carlisle once wore the same number.

Hint 3: "Oscar"earned his nickname by sharing the same last name with a professional baseball player
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5 comments:

  1. Lex11/12/2008 06:37:00 AM

    Buehler?

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  2. FLCeltsFan11/12/2008 08:36:00 AM

    Kevin Gamble?

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  3. Lex11/12/2008 09:38:00 AM

    yEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Lex11/12/2008 09:47:00 AM

    The Boston Globe, January 28th, 1990

    BROOKLINE - He was in camp 10 minutes and he already had a nickname. "I hadn't even taken a shot yet, and Danny Ainge was calling me Oscar," said Kevin Gamble. "I guess he was thinking back to his baseball days." Back then, a little over 13 months ago, the real Oscar Gamble would have been more recognizable to Boston sports fans than Kevin Gamble, who was plucked off a Continental Basketball Association roster for a quick 10-day look but ended up sticking with the Celtics for the remainder of the 1988-89 season. Much has happened since then. Ainge was traded to Sacramento, and now thinks up ni...

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  5. FLCeltsFan11/12/2008 10:53:00 AM

    Yea! I remembered that from back then, amazingly enough.

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