Lester Lane
Lester Lane ( 1951 Purcell High School Graduate )
Recognized as one of the greatest athletes in the history of Purcell High School. Lane was a 15-sport letterman during his athletic career at Purcell High School
All-Midland Conference Basketball Team ( 1949 - 1950 )
Member of 1950 Purcell Class B State Championship Basketball Team
All-Midland Conference Tennis Team ( 1949 - 1950 )
Oklahoma All-State Football Quarterback ( 1950 )
Oklahoma All-State Basketball Guard ( 1951 )
Named a High School Basketball All-American ( 1951 )
Named as a Quarterback on the PHS 1950's All-Decade Football Team by Purcell Football Alumni
Set Oklahoma High School Basketball career scoring record with 2,384 total points
Acknowledged by Boney Matthews as one of the three best PHS Basketball players (along with Jimmy Cheadle and Mike McCurdy ) that he ever coached
Oklahoma Class B Track State Champion Pole Vaulter with a vault of 11' - 0" ( 1949 )
Oklahoma All-State Track ( 1949 )
Oklahoma State AAU Pole Vault Champion
Cornerback / Quarterback University of Oklahoma Football Team ( 1951 - 1952 )
Pole Vaulter University of Oklahoma Track Team
Point Guard University of Oklahoma Basketball Team ( 1951 - 1955 )
Lester is still recognized as the last 3-sport letterman at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Basketball All-Big Seven Guard ( 1953-1954 & 1954-1955 )
Named All-American Basketball Guard at the University of Oklahoma ( 1955 )
Starting Point Guard on Gold Medal Winning 1960 United States Olympic Basketball Team
Head Basketball Coach Mexican Olympic / National Team ( 1964 - 1968 )
Named Head Basketball Coach University of Oklahoma ( April 1973 )
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield MA ( 2010 )
Passed Away in 1973
Fourth Street in Purcell (south of Main St.) was renamed in his honor after his death in Sept.,1973
