Eric Wilson Gathers Jr. (1967 - 1990)

Born 11 Feb 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Mar 1990 at age 23 in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Hank Gathers Jr. is Notable.

Hank Gathers was an American college basketball player for the Loyola Marymount Lions. As a junior in 1989, he became the second player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season. On 4 Mar 1990 Gathers collapsed during a semifinal game against the Portland Pilots and died at a local hospital a few hours later.

Sources

• Wikipedia:Hank Gathers

• 1990 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #44541299 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Name: Eric Gathers Jr [E Gathers Jr]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 11 Feb 1967; Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Philadelphia] [Pennsylvania]; Death Date: Mar 1990; Notes: 31 Oct 1975: Name listed as ERIC GATHERS JR; 14 Sep 1977: Name listed as ERIC GATHERS; 06 Jul 1990: Name listed as E W GATHERS.

• Death: "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
  Place: Los Angeles; Date: 4 Mar 1990
  Ancestry Record 5180 #2605311 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Eric W Gathers death 4 Mar 1990 (born 11 Feb 1967) in Los Angeles, mother's maiden name Livingston.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #1779 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Memorial page for Hank Gathers (11 Feb 1967-4 Mar 1990), citing Mount Lawn Cemetery South Garden, Sharon Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Section S/G, Lot #362, Grave 2); Maintained by Find a Grave.