Lew Beck (basketball)

Lewis William Beck, Jr. (April 19 1922 – April 25 1970) is a former All-American college basketball player who was captain of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the Gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Before he began playing for Oregon State University, he suffered a leg injury in World War II. [ [http://oregonstate.edu/webprojects/wiki/osu/index.php/Beck,_Lew_-_1947 Oregon State Web Project] ]

Lew died of cancer in April 1970 [ [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/orst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/guide-pgs80-103.pdf Fans Only Championship list] ] , his funeral was on April 7, 1970 in Portland, Oregon. [ [http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/bitstream/1957/3746/3/Subject_Index_pg_1-191_ocr.pdf Oregon State University Library Index] ] The Oregon State University basketball team honored him by including among its annual awards the Lew Beck Memorial Award, the award given to the player who is deemed to be the team's most outstanding newcomer. [ [http://www.pure-orange.net/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi/bschoops?cmd=get&cG=73537303&zu=37353730&v=2&gV=0 Oregon State Basketball team awards] ] In 1981, Lew was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.oregonsportstrust.org/museum/inductee_list.htm Roll of Honor] ]

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