Edgar Lacy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1944
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: 22-Mar-2011
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Edgar Lacy
- Edgar Eddie Lacy (August 2, 1944 – March 22, 2011) was an American basketball player who won two NCAA championships at UCLA, then played one season in the American Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Stars.
- In public printed media, his last name was generally rendered as Lacey.
- However, at the time he signed his professional contract, he indicated the correct spelling had always been Lacy.Lacy was a highly decorated player at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles.
- He was twice named a high school All-American by Parade Magazine and was Los Angeles city player of the year as a senior in 1963.
- Lacy chose to attend hometown UCLA and play for future Hall of Fame coach John Wooden.
- In his sophomore season, he was a starter on the Bruins' 1964–65 championship team.
- After a strong junior season, Lacy redshirted what would have been his senior year with a broken leg in 1966–67 as the Bruins won their third championship. In 1967–68, Lacy opted to return and was again a starter for the Bruins.
- However, in a highly anticipated match-up between the Bruins and the Houston Cougars—a contest dubbed the "Game of the Century" by the media—Wooden benched Lacy after 11 minutes and he never re-entered the game.
- Upset with Wooden's public comments implying that he did not want back into the game, Lacy quit the team, missing what would be another UCLA championship run.
- "I've never enjoyed playing for that man," Lacy said of Wooden after quitting.
- In 2008, Wooden stated, "I'm sorry I said that.
- It hurt him, and that's why he quit.
- I was very disappointed.
- Edgar was a fine boy."Lacy was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in the fourth round of the 1968 NBA Draft (he had also been drafted by the Boston Celtics the previous year).
- However, he instead played in the ABA for the Los Angeles Stars.
- Lacy played one season for the Stars, averaging 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 46 games.
- Prior to the next season, he retired from professional basketball, stating his intention to return to college to pursue a law degree.
- Lacy ended up playing his entire basketball career -- high school, college and pro -- for teams based in Los Angeles. Edgar Lacy lived in West Sacramento, California where he died on March 22, 2011.
- He was survived by his daughter, Celeste Lacy.
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