Union Oil "Finer Points" Booklets

Union Oil Company of California, in conjunction with its Sports Club television program, issued a series of booklets by champions on the finer points of sports. The instructional pamphlets produced from 1957-59 are 4" x 5-1/2” in dimension. They display drawings of each player and contain sports tips. Of the 44, 12-page booklets in the set, a total of 8 are basketball booklets, with the others being mainly comprised of baseball, football, golf, and tennis athletes. Bill Russell (#5), Forrest Twogood (#6), Phil Woolpert (#8), and Bill Sharman (#9) were designed and produced by the Western Printing and Lithographing Company. The other basketball booklets have a distinct change of style, displaying the title "Family Sports Fun" at the top of the front cover. George Yardley (#31), John Wooden (#32) Bob Cousy (#34), and Slats Gill (#36) are of this second format and were designed and produced by Prentice-Hall Inc.

Union Oil Bill Russell #5 1957

Union Oil Bill Sharman #9 1958

Union Oil Bob Cousy #34 1959

Union Oil Forrest Twogood #6 1957

Union Oil George Yardley #31 1958

Union Oil Phil Woolpert #8 1958

Union Oil Slats Gill #36 1959

Union Oil_John Wooden #32 1958