What if Charles Oakley had have been President Lincoln's Bodyguard?

April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth enters into Ford Theaters determined to carry out his plot to kill President Lincoln. Quickly he makes his way up to Balcony. With sweaty palms he careful opens the door to State Box 7 and points his gun at the head of the President. He bursts into the room, but history is changed as, 6'9" 250 pounds of Charles Oakley grabs Booth and breaks his arm off at the elbow! As he screams in pain, Oakley levels a forearm shot to the jaw sending booth flying out of bounds.

With his life spared, President Lincoln will continue to work diligently repairing the United States. The deep rift that was torn between North and South are slowly mended. Social and economic reforms are made and many of the scars are healed.

Charles Oakley would go on to become the most sought after bodyguard in the world. In 1899 he leads the University of Kansas to an undefeated season, in the newly invented game of basketball, averaging 89 points and 44 rebounds a game.

The World would forevermore changed had Charles Oakley been in that State box. President Lincoln would have been allowed to advance social issues and the under handed set shot would have never existed.