Bob Lackey | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1949 |
Birth Place: | Evanston, Illinois |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Evanston Township (Evanston, Illinois) |
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Draft Year: | 1972 |
Draft Round: | 5 |
Draft Pick: | 71 |
Draft Team: | Atlanta Hawks |
Career Number: | 30 |
Career Position: | Shooting guard |
Years1: | 1972–1973 |
Team1: | New York Nets |
Bbr: | lackebo01 |
Robert Lackey (April 9, 1949 – June 4, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Evanston, Illinois. Robert Lackey was born to Raymond Oliver Lackey[1] and died from cancer in 2002.[2]
In high school at Evanston Township High School he led the team to the state championship in the 1967–1968 season with a 30–1 overall record.
Lackey played two seasons for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association. Previously, he had been drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He played at the collegiate level for Casper College and with the then-Marquette Warriors, who have retired his uniform number.