Jerry Lucas

Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is an American former basketball player, who is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history. He was named to Sports Illustrated‍ '​s five-man College All-Century Team in 1999.

Lucas is an Olympic Gold Medal winner (as a member of the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team), an NCAA National Champion (as a member of the 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team), and an NBA Champion (as a member of the 1973 New York Knicks). He is also a seven-time NBA All-Star.

Lucas is only one of seven players in history to achieve basketball's "Triple Crown" - winning an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal, and for all his accolades became a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, being inducted in 1980 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1960 Olympic team.