

That way I'm at peace with myself, and I don't have to put on airs about myself. That's something I did, and I look at life that way. Photo taken Thursday, JKim Brent/The Enterprise Kim Brent Show More Show Less The San Marcos native moved with his wife to Beaumont, her hometown, in 1973.

He and teammates, including famed player center Wilt Chamberlain, secured the NBA tournament in 1966-67 after defeating the storied Boston Celtics. Thereafter, he went on to play with the Philadelphia 76'ers until 1972. Olympic team that won the gold at the 1964 Olympics in Japan. Jackson, who retired in 2002 from the City of Beaumont's Parks and Recreation Department, doesn't talk much about his years playing basketball, preferring to lead a quiet, down-to-earth life, but his list of accomplishments in the sport are great. Photo taken Thursday, JKim Brent/The Enterprise Kim Brent Show More Show Less 5 of45 Lucious "Luke" Jackson will be among the 2016 inductees into the inaugural Small College Basketball Hall of Fame this November. Photo taken Thursday, JKim Brent/The Enterprise Kim Brent Show More Show Lessģ of45 4 of45 Lucious "Luke" Jackson will be among the 2016 inductees into the inaugural Small College Basketball Hall of Fame this November. Photo taken Thursday, JKim Brent/The Enterprise Kim Brent Show More Show Less 2 of45 Lucious "Luke" Jackson will be among the 2016 inductees into the inaugural Small College Basketball Hall of Fame this November.

1 of45 Lucious "Luke" Jackson will be among the 2016 inductees into the inaugural Small College Basketball Hall of Fame this November.
