Nationality American Name Lester Lane School University of Oklahoma College Oklahoma (1951–1955) Weight 77 kg | Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Height 1.78 m Role Basketball Player Positions Basketball positions | |
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Born March 6, 1932
Purcell, Oklahoma ( 1932-03-06 ) High school Purcell (Purcell, Oklahoma) Died September 5, 1973, Norman, Oklahoma, United States NBA draft 1955, Golden State Warriors (Round: 9 / Pick: 52) | ||
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
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Lester E. Lane (March 6, 1932 – September 5, 1973) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Lane was born in Purcell, Oklahoma, which after his death, renamed Fourth street south of Main Street in his honor, as "Lester Lane." He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in 1960. In the spring of 1973 he was named head basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, but never held a practice as he died of a heart attack during a pick-up game later that year.
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