Lester Lane Explained

Lester Lane
Width:250px
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:170
Birth Date:1932 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Purcell, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
High School:Purcell (Purcell, Oklahoma)
College:Oklahoma (1951–1955)
Draft Year:1955
Draft Round:9
Draft Pick:52
Draft Team:Philadelphia Warriors
Career Position:Guard
Highlights:

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.