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Lucious Jackson

Lucious Jackson, American basketball player (died 2022)

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Born
October 31, 1941
Died
October 12, 2022
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1941

About Lucious Jackson

Lucious Brown Jackson, also known as Luke Jackson, was an American professional basketball player. A power forward and center, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1972. He was named an NBA All-Star in 1965, and won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1967. Jackson also played for the U.S. national team in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The 76ers selected Jackson in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, in the 1964 NBA draft. He won the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships in 1963 and 1964. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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Lucious Jackson timeline

  1. He won the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships in 1963 and 1964.
  2. The 76ers selected Jackson in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, in the 1964 NBA draft.
  3. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
  4. Jackson also played for the U.S. national team in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
  5. He was named an NBA All-Star in 1965, and won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1967.

The world when Lucious Jackson was born

Lucious Jackson was born in 1941. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lucious Jackson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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