Bob Lackey
Robert "Bob" Lackey (April 9, 1949 – June 4, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Evanston, Illinois. Robert Lackey was born to Raymond Oliver Lackey[1] and died from cancer in 2002.[2]
Lackey played two seasons for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association. Previously, he had been drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He played at the collegiate level for Casper College and with the then-Marquette Warriors, who have retired his uniform number.
References
- ^ "Bob Lackey". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Bob Lackey, 1949-2002: Marquette, ABA followed '68 state crown at Evanston". Chicago Tribune. June 6, 2002. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2002 deaths
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- ASVEL Basket players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Deaths from cancer
- Evanston Township High School alumni
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- New York Nets players
- Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs