Lester Lane

Lester Lane
	Lane with the Wichita Vickers
Personal information
Born	March 6, 1932; Purcell, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	September 5, 1973 (aged 41); Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Purcell (Purcell, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma (1951–1955)
NBA draft	1955: 9th round, 52nd overall pick
	Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Position	Guard
Career highlights and awards
	2x AAU All-American (1959, 1961);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games

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 drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 9th round of the 1955 NBA draft, but never played for them, instead playing for several AAU clubs, including the Wichita Vickers and Denver-Chicago Truckers." 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.

Lane was the head coach for the Mexico men's national basketball team led by Carlos Quintanar in the 1968 Summer Olympics

External links

Lester Lane at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Lester Lane at Olympics.com
Lester Lane at Find a Grave

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