Cincinnati Royals

I first met Donnie in the early '70s, when I was a cub reporter for a music trade magazine and he summoned me to his lavish mid-Manhattan offices, promising an interview with one of my sports heroes, basketball immortal Jerry Lucas, star at Ohio State, the 1960 Olympics, the Cincinnati Royals and the New York Knicks.

Michael Sigman: Donnie Kirshner: Music, Basketball and the Manhattan Phone Book Michael Sigman 2011

The Cincinnati Royals, led by Oscar Robinson and Jerry Lucas, always seemed to be one step short, as were the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia/San Francisco Warrior ball clubs of the early-to-mid 1960s.

One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

The Cincinnati Royals, led by Oscar Robinson and Jerry Lucas, always seemed to be one step short, as were the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia/San Francisco Warrior ball clubs of the early-to-mid 1960s.

One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

He played a season with the Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) and was a legend in the rough neighborhood where both he and my parents grew up, in Covington, Kentucky.

Don McNay: A Teaching Role Model on Teacher Appreciation Week 2010

I was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in 1965 where Oscar Robertson was my mentor.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball Jack Canfield 2009

I was drafted out of college by the Cincinnati Royals now the Sacramento Kings in the 1971 NBA draft, and I played in forty-two games with the Royals during the 1971-72 season.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball Jack Canfield 2009

I was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in 1965 where Oscar Robertson was my mentor.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball Jack Canfield 2009

I was drafted out of college by the Cincinnati Royals now the Sacramento Kings in the 1971 NBA draft, and I played in forty-two games with the Royals during the 1971-72 season.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball Jack Canfield 2009

In his first appearance, in an exhibition game against Oscar Robertson and the Cincinnati Royals, Hill scored 26 and fouled out with seven minutes to go.

Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

In his first appearance, in an exhibition game against Oscar Robertson and the Cincinnati Royals, Hill scored 26 and fouled out with seven minutes to go.

Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007