Frank Lubin

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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold	1936 Berlin	Team competition

Frank John Lubin (Lithuanian: Pranas Lubinas; 1910 January 7 – 1999 July 8) was a basketball player. Lubin was born in East side of Los Angeles to a family of Lithuanian immigrants. He studied at the UCLA then played in AAU tournaments for about 30 years. In 1997 he entered the UCLA Hall of Fame.

Lubin became an Olympic champion with the US team in 1936 in Berlin, and a European champion with the Lithuanian team in 1937 in Riga and again in 1939 in Kaunas. He is often called the "Grandfather of Lithuanian basketball" as he promoted basketball in Lithuania and helped Lithuania win its two European championships in a row.

[edit] Awards/Achievements

• Olympic Gold medalist - 1936
• European champion - 1937, 1939

[edit] External links

• Pictures of Frank Lubin and his grave
• Olympic Oral History interview with Frank Lubin (1988)