Robert Lackey (April 9, 1949 – June 4, 2002) was an American professional
basketball
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player. He was born in
Evanston, Illinois
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. Robert Lackey was born to Raymond Oliver Lackey and died from
cancer
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in 2002.
In high school at
Evanston Township High School
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he led the team to the state championship in the 1967-1968 season with a 30-1 overall record.
Lackey played two seasons for the
New York Nets
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of the
American Basketball Association
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. Previously, he had been drafted in the fifth round of the
1972 NBA draft by the
Atlanta Hawks
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. He played at the collegiate level for
Casper College
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and with the then-
Marquette Warriors, who have retired his uniform number.
References
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 in Illinois
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
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
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