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Jerry Lucas

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Born: 1950
Works: 15

Top works

Theomatics
The memory book
The memory book
The memory book
An American Gangster's Wife

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Other
Country: XW

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 5
Total plays: 12

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,083x
Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,355x
On the mechanics of economic development
· 1988 · cited 12,791x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1940-03-30 ) March 30, 1940 (age 86) , Middletown, Ohio , U.S.
Listed height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
High school: Middletown (Middletown, Ohio)
College: Ohio State (1959–1962)
Nba draft: 1962 : territorial pick
Drafted by: Cincinnati Royals
Playing career: 1962–1974
Position: Power forward
Number: 16, 47, 32
1963 1969: Cincinnati Royals
1969 1971: San Francisco Warriors
1971 1974: New York Knicks

Key dates

Born: 30 March 1940

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jerry
Family name: Lucas
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Middletown
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: All-NBA Team

Article

Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is an American former basketball player. He was a nationally awarded high school player, national college star at Ohio State University, and 1960 gold medal Olympian and international player before later starring as a professional player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

As a collegian, Lucas led the Ohio State Buckeyes to three straight NCAA finals (1960–1962), winning the national championship in 1960, and finishing as runner-up in 1961 and 1962. He is the only three-time Big Ten Basketball Player of the Year and was named the NCAA Player of the Year in 1961 and 1962 by the United States Basketball Writers Association (now Oscar Robertson Award), the Associated Press, and the Sporting News. He was also named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1961.