Lucious Jackson

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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold	1964 Tokyo	United States

Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson (born October 31, 1941) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in San Marcos, Texas, Jackson played college basketball at Pan American College (now known as the University of Texas-Pan American) and was a member the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Jackson played eight seasons (1964–1972) with the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. A 6-foot, 9-inch (2.06 m) power forward who played center occasionally, he was named to the NBA's 1964-65 All-Rookie Team after averaging 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. He played in the NBA All-Star Game the same season. A teammate of Wilt Chamberlain, Jackson was a starter on the 1966-67 Philadelphia championship team that scissored the Boston Celtics' string of eight straight NBA championships.

[edit] Trivia

• The 1990s all-female rock band Luscious Jackson chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson.