Lester Yellin

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Lester Yellin (May 22, 1935 – March 11, 1987) was an American basketball player and coach at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. He played for the St. Francis Terriers from 1954 to 1958, appearing in 96 games and averaging 11.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. He helped the team reach the semifinals of the 1956 National Invitation Tournament and became the sixth Terriers player to score 1,000 career points.

Yellin was the head coach at St. Francis from 1969 to 1973, finishing with a 37–59 record. In his final season, he faced personal hardship after his parents died in a plane crash. On February 6, 1973, he swung at referee Ed Warren after being ejected in a game against Le Moyne and received four technical fouls, helping Le Moyne win. He resigned as head coach at the end of that season and briefly took an assistant job at Jacksonville under Bob Gottlieb. Gottlieb later said the move was intended to help Yellin, but it did not, and Yellin resigned after one season for personal reasons.

Yellin returned to Brooklyn, where he lived until his death on March 11, 1987, at age 51. He was survived by his wife and two sons.