Jerry "The Beast" Lester, a 6-6 center from Delaware, Oklahoma, transferred to OBU from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College.

He was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1958 team which won the school's first-ever NAIA District 9 championship and earned the first trip for the Bison to Kansas City to the NAIA National Tournament.

Lester led the Bison in scoring for his three seasons with game averages of 15.5, 18.0, and 15.4 points, respectively.

He averaged 11.2 rebounds in 1958 and 11.1 in 1959. (Rebound statistics are not available for 1957.)

His 1,353 career points are good for thirteenth place in the OBU record book.

His career scoring average was 16.3.

He was first-team All Oklahoma Collegiate Conference in 1958 and 1959 and is a member of OBU's 40-Point Club as he scored 41 against Phillips University in 1959.

After graduation, Lester played professionally with a team that toured as opponents for the Harlem Globetrotters.

He lives at Bartlett, Texas.