left foot, including a tendon and a toe bone. He retired after the 1971–72 season. Personal life and death Jackson and his wife, Marva, were married for 57 years before his death. After his retirement from basketball, they settled in Beaumont, Texas, Marva's hometown, in 1973. He finished his degree at Pan American University and worked for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department starting in 1975. He retired in 2002. They had three children, all of whom played basketball at West Brook High School and collegiately. Nicole and Andrea played for the University of North Texas and Lucious III, played college basketball for Syracuse University. The 1990s all-female rock band Luscious Jackson chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson. Jackson died from heart failure in Houston, Texas, on October 12, 2022, at the age of 80. NBA career statistics Source Regular season Playoffs References External links 1941 births 2022 deaths 1963 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Texas Centers (basketball) Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics National Basketball Association All-Stars Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Philadelphia 76ers players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from San Marcos, Texas Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball players Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball players United States men's national basketball team players