Lester Lane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lester Lane

basketball player

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1932

Place of Birth: Purcell, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1973

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lester E.
Lane (March 6, 1932 – September 5, 1973) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Lane was born in Purcell, Oklahoma, which after his death, renamed Fourth street south of Main Street in his honor, as "Lester Lane." He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in 1960.
In the spring of 1973 he was named head basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, but never held a practice as he died of a heart attack during a pick-up game later that year.