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| Born | March 6, 1932 Purcell, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 5, 1973 (aged 41) Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lester Lane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- Lester Lane at Find a Grave
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- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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