Len Bias
1963–1986 (age 23)
basketball player
Biography
Len Bias (1963–1986) was a star basketball player at the University of Maryland whose athleticism and joyful competitiveness thrilled fans across the ACC and beyond.
The sudden end of his life in 1986 left a deep sense of loss, but his promise continues to inspire conversations about caring for young athletes, and friends and family honor him at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.