From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hal Greer
Hal Greer
Hal Greer in 1961. He was selected for the NBA All-Star team that
No. 15 year. In 1963, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadel-
phia to become the Philadelphia 76ers. There, Greer be-
Guard / Forward
came well-known as a teammate of Wilt Chamberlain,
Personal information and starred on the powerful 1966-67 team that ended the
eight-year championship reign of the Bill Russell-led Bos-
Date of birth June 26, 1936 (1936-06-26)
ton Celtics. In the 76ers’ 15 playoff games that season,
Place of birth Huntington, West Virginia Greer averaged a team-best 27.7 points. Greer had an un-
Nationality American usual but highly effective free throw technique, shooting
a jump shot from the charity stripe. He is usually con-
High school Douglass (Huntington) sidered the third-best guard of the 1960s, behind Oscar
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Robertson and Jerry West.
Greer played in 10 NBA All-Star Games and was the
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
MVP of the 1968 game when he went 8-for-8 from the
Career information field and scored 21 points, a record-breaking 19 in one
quarter. He also was chosen to the All-NBA Second Team
College Marshall (1956–1958)
seven times, and scored more than 20,000 points during
NBA Draft 1958 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall his NBA career. His hometown has honored his success
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
by renaming 16th Street, which carries West Virginia
Route 10 as the main artery between the campus/down-
Pro career 1958–1973 town area and Interstate 64, as "Hal Greer Boulevard."
Career history Hal Greer is recognized as the only African-American
athlete enshrined in a major sports hall of fame from
1958–1973 Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers West Virginia.
Career highlights and awards
• NBA Champion (1967) College accomplishments
• 10× NBA All-Star (1961–1970)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1968) • Two-time All-Conference (1957, 1958)
• 7× All-NBA Second Team (1963–1969) • Team high scorer and Conference MVP (1958)
• NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team • AP All-America Honorable Mention (1958)
• #15 Retired by the Philadelphia 76ers • Led Marshall in 71 games as its first black
Career statistics scholarship athlete
• Averaged 19.4 ppg and 10.8 rpg
Points 21,586 (19.2 ppg) • At the time of graduation, held the school’s career
Rebounds 5,665 (5.0 rpg) record for field goal percentage (54.6 percent),
hitting 531 of 974 attempts
Assists 4,540 (4.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Accolades
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
• Averaged 22 ppg to lead 76ers to NBA Championship
Basketball Hall of Fame as player (1967)
• Played in 10 consecutive NBA All-Star Games
Harold Everett Greer (born June 26, 1936, in Huntington, (1961–70)
West Virginia) is a retired American professional basket- • NBA All-Star Game MVP (1968)
ball player. • Set record for most points scored in a quarter (19)
He attended Douglass Junior and Senior High School during an All-Star Game (1968)
in Huntington.[1] He played college basketball at Marshall • Seven-time All-NBA Second Team (1963–69)
University and was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of • First all-time in 76ers’ history in games played
the NBA in 1958. Greer played for Syracuse for five sea- • Scored 21,586 career points (26th all-time),[2]
sons, raising his scoring average to 22.8 points a game including 50 in one game vs. Boston Celtics
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hal Greer
• Scored 1,876 points in 92 playoff games and 120 West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture
points in 10 All-Star Games and History, Historic Preservation.
• NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996) http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/cabell/
• His jerseys were retired by Marshall University (#16) 85003091.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
and the Philadelphia 76ers (#15) [2] Rondo scores his 11 in fourth as Celtics pull away
• A 1-and-a-half-mile stretch of road in Huntington, from Bucks
W.Va., was renamed "Hal Greer Boulevard"
External links
See also • Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• List of National Basketball Association career scoring • Hoopedia bio
leaders Persondata
• List of National Basketball Association career free
Name Greer, Hal
throw scoring leaders
• List of NBA players who have spent their entire Alternative names
career with one franchise Short description
Date of birth June 23, 1936
Notes Place of birth Huntington, West Virginia
[1] Dr. Alan B. Gould (July 1985). "National Register of Date of death
Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Place of death
Douglass Junior and Senior High School". State of
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