Frank Vecera

Frank Leonard Vecera Jr. (October 23, 1937 – November 9, 1987) was an American paralympic athlete, snooker and wheelchair basketball player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Paralympics. He attended Saint Louis University, studying to be an engineer. 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.

Death Vecera died on November 9, 1987, in Arlington, Texas, at the age of 50.