Jerry Lucas
Jerry Lucas (b. 1940) was a basketball player who is considered one of the top 75 of all time in the NBA and one of the very best in college. He was remarkably twice named the NCAA (college) Player of the Year, in 1961 and 1962. He also had a spectacular 76-game winning streak in high school and shattered Wilt Chamberlain's high school career point record. He excelled at the 1960 Summer Olympics, helping the U.S. win the gold medal despite being the team's youngest player. Lucas played the position of power forward and transitioned to center one year for the New York Knicks, standing at 6-8 and weighing 230 points. One of his nicknames was "Mr. Memory."[1]
He promoted techniques for improving memory, which enabled him to display extraordinary, virtually photographic recall of information such as many people's names. Lucas graduated Phi Beta Kappa (the most elite college honor society in the United States, conferred for the highest academic achievement) and indicated that he studied 25% of the time his fellow students generally studied.[2]
From Ohio, he became a devoted Christian by his final year in the NBA, when he memorized and could recite long passages in the New Testament.
Book
See also: Mnemonic books - Book summaries and Mnemonic
- The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas, Random House Publishing Group; Illustrated edition (August 27, 1996)
References
- ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lucasje01.html
- ↑ Foreword to the book The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas, Random House Publishing Group; Illustrated edition (August 27, 1996)
