Jerry Lucas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jerry Lucas

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1940

Place of Birth: Middletown, Ohio, United States

Profession: writer, basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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, 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 the 1960 college national championship and three straight NCAA finals.
He remains today the only three-time Big Ten Player of the Year, and was also twice named NCAA Player of the Year.
As a professional, Lucas was named All-NBA First Team three times, an NBA All-Star seven times, was 1964 NBA Rookie of the Year, and was named Most Valuable Player of the 1965 NBA All-Star Game among other honors and awards.
He was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.