Last Updated on March 4, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
Here are the details for Hal Greer:
- Full Name: Harold Everett Greer
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: June 26, 1936
- Date of Death: April 14, 2018
- Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm)
- Weight: 175 pounds (79 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 feet 3 inches
- Shoe Size: Size 11 (US)
- Position: Shooting Guard
- Jersey Number: 15
- High School: Frederick Douglass High School, Huntington, West Virginia
- Excelled in basketball, leading to recruitment by Marshall College.
- College: Marshall College (now Marshall University)
- First African American to play for a major college team in West Virginia.
- Averaged 19.4 points per game over three varsity seasons.
- All-conference selection in 1957 and 1958; All-America pick in 1958.
- NBA Draft: Selected by the Syracuse Nationals in the 2nd round (13th overall) of the 1958 NBA Draft.
- Professional Teams:
- Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1958–1973)
- Career Highlights:
- NBA Champion (1967)
- 10-time NBA All-Star (1961–1970)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (1968)
- All-NBA Second Team (1963–1969)
- NBA 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
- Championship Rings: One (1967)
- Children: Information not publicly available.
- Siblings: Information not publicly available.
Hal Greer’s legacy is honored through various accolades, including his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and being named to the NBA’s 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams. His impact on the game and his pioneering role in integrating college basketball in West Virginia remain significant.
Notes:
- Hal Greer was a lethal scorer helped by his outstanding fitness to play basketball. He had tremendous stamina and a hustle that helped him earn the nickname of Bulldog.
- Hal Greer liked wearing Converse Chuck Taylor Low basketball shoes. I have seen signed pairs of his Converse Chuck Taylor shoes.