Lacy Banks

Biography

Lacy J. Banks (August 11, 1943 – March 21, 2012) was an American sportswriter who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1972 until his death. The newspaper's first African-American sportswriter, Banks covered the National Basketball Association and the Chicago Bulls. A native of Lyon, Mississippi, Banks studied French at the University of Kansas and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.

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