This article was originally published in the San Marcos Record newspaper on Thursday, August 12, 1965 as the city of San Marcos honored then NBA Star Lucious Jackson with a proclamation and a barbecue. Jackson is one of 73 people named to the Civil Rights Trailblazers of San Marcos and Hays County, which are noted on page 6A. He moved away from San Marcos in high school because he was not allowed to play on the all-white basketball team in the 1950s. He went on to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States and had a stellar career in the NBA. Jackson passed away in 2022 at the age of 80.
By Tom Buckner San Marcos Record August 12, 1695
Ever so often I’m impressed that San Marcos is a mighty nice town. One such instance was last Thursday evening when about 300 folks gathered to honor Lucious Jackson, a man who has done so much to put our city on the map in a favorable way (underline favorable). What Lucious did was handle basketball in such a manner as to make Little All-American twice, lead the United States to a gold medal in the Olympics, and earn the title of “Rookie of Year' in the National Basketball Assn.
