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Aloysius Richard Lujack (October 5, 1920 – December 26, 2002) was an American professional
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player. He spent one season in the
Basketball Association of America The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA absorbed most of National Basketball League (NBL) and rebranded as the National Ba ...
(BAA) as a member of the
Washington Capitols The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerb ...
. He attended
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, where he played on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. Al's younger brother,
Johnny Lujack John Christopher Lujack (pronounced Lu' jack; born January 4, 1925) is a former American football quarterback and defensive back who won the 1947 Heisman Trophy; he is currently the oldest living recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Lujack played ...
, won the Heisman Trophy in 1947 while playing football for
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.


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1920 births 2002 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Forwards (basketball) Georgetown Hoyas football players Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players Georgetown Hoyas men's track and field athletes People from Bethesda, Maryland Place of birth missing Washington Capitols players {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub