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Lucious Jackson

Personal information
Born	(1941-10-31)October 31, 1941 San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
Died	October 12, 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 80) Houston, Texas, U.S.
High school	Morehouse (Bastrop, Louisiana)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Texas Southern (1960–1961) Texas–Rio Grande Valley (1961–1964)
NBA Draft	1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	1964–1972
Career history
1964–1972	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1967) NBA All-Star (1965) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1965) No. 54 retired by UTRGV Vaqueros
Career statistics
Points	5,170 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds	4,613 (8.8 rpg)
Assists	818 (1.6 apg)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1964 Tokyo Team competition Pan American Games Gold 1963 São Paulo Team competition

Lucious Brown Jackson (born October 31, 1941 – died October 12, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. People also knew him as Luke Jackson. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a power forward and sometimes a center.

Lucious Jackson was named an NBA All-Star in 1965. He helped the 76ers win an NBA championship in 1967. He also played for the U.S. national team and won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Lucious Jackson's Early Life and College Career

Lucious Jackson was born in San Marcos, Texas, on October 31, 1941. When he was in high school, his family moved to Bastrop, Louisiana. They moved because San Marcos did not allow him to play on the all-white basketball team. He finished high school at Morehouse High in Bastrop.

Jackson then went to Pan American College. He played college basketball for the Pan American Broncs. In 1963, he was named an All-American player. He also won the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award twice. This was at the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships in 1963 and 1964.

Before joining the NBA, Jackson played for the United States men's national basketball team. He won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games. He also helped the U.S. Olympic basketball team win gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Lucious Jackson's Professional Basketball Career

The Philadelphia 76ers picked Lucious Jackson in the first round of the 1964 NBA draft. He was the fourth player chosen overall. He played for the 76ers for eight seasons, from 1964 to 1972.

Jackson was 6 feet, 9 inches tall (2.06 meters). He mostly played as a power forward. Sometimes, he also played as a center. In his first year, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. He averaged 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game that season. He also played in the 1965 NBA All-Star Game.

Winning the NBA Championship

Lucious Jackson was a key player on the 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers team. This team won the NBA championship. They ended the Boston Celtics' amazing streak of eight straight championships. In the final game of the 1967 NBA Finals, Jackson scored 13 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. This helped his team win the title against the San Francisco Warriors.

After the 1968 season, his teammate Wilt Chamberlain was traded. Jackson then played more often as a center for the 76ers. He faced some injuries during his career, which affected his playing time. He retired from basketball after the 1971–72 season.

Lucious Jackson's Life After Basketball

Lucious Jackson and his wife, Marva, were married for 57 years. After he stopped playing basketball, they moved to Beaumont, Texas, in 1973. This was Marva's hometown.

Jackson went back to college and finished his degree at Pan American University. In 1975, he started working for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department. He worked there until he retired in 2002.

Lucious and Marva had three children. All of them played basketball in high school at West Brook High School. His daughters, Nicole and Andrea, played for the University of North Texas. His son, Lucious III, played college basketball for Syracuse University.

The all-female rock band Luscious Jackson chose their name because they were inspired by Lucious Jackson.

Lucious Jackson passed away on October 12, 2022, in Houston, Texas. He was 80 years old and died from heart failure.

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