Jerry Lucas

About

7-time NBA All-Star power forward/center who won an NBA Championship with the New York Knicks in 1973 and also played for the Cincinnati Royals and San Francisco Warriors in his 11-year career.

Before Fame

He set an Ohio high school record with a two game scoring mark of 97 points as a member of Middletown High School.

Trivia

While playing for Ohio State, he won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games.

Family Life

He married Cheri Wulf in 1989.

Associated With

In 1996, he was named to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history list alongside other legends including Michael Jordan .