Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) was a basketball player from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history. He was named to Sports Illustrated's five-man College All-Century Team in 1999.
Lucas was born in Middletown, Ohio, a community of 50,000+ halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati, that in the 1940s ...
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Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) was a basketball player from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history. He was named to Sports Illustrated's five-man College All-Century Team in 1999.
Lucas was born in Middletown, Ohio, a community of 50,000+ halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati, that in the 1940s and 1950s boasted one of the most respected high school basketball programs in the United States. From his earliest years, he was known for his remarkable memory and intelligence, which he used to great advantage in his basketball career. Lucas was already a local playground legend by age 15, as he was already at almost his full-grown height of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m). He was developing shooting accuracy as far out as 30 feet, and had trained his leaping ability and timing to become an amazing rebounder. Lucas was gifted with great hands, which he...
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