Frank Vecera
Frank Leonard Vecera was an American paralympic athlete, snooker and wheelchair basketball player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Paralympics.
Life and career
Vecera was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Frank Sr. and Mary Vecera. He attended Saint Louis University, studying to be an engineer. He also attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earning his BA degree in advertising design. He was a member of the Long Beach Flying Wheels.Vecera competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold medal in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament A event. He then competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, winning three bronze medals, two silver medals and a gold medal in athletics, snooker and wheelchair basketball. After competing in the Paralympics, he worked as a real estate investor in Arlington, Texas.