Hal Greer

Hal Greer
Greer in 1969
Player information
Full name	Harold Everett Greer
birthday	June 26, 1936
place of birth	Huntington , West Virginia , USA
date of death	April 14, 2018
Place of death	Phoenix , Arizona , USA
size	188 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Shooting Guard / Point Guard
college	Marshall University
NBA draft	1958 , 13th pick, Syracuse Nationals
league	NBA
Jersey number	15th
Clubs as active
1958–1973 Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers

Harold Everett Greer (born June 26, 1936 in Huntington , West Virginia - † April 14, 2018 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American basketball player . Between 1958 and 1973 he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers team . He was part of the 1967 Sixers 'championship team that broke the Boston Celtics' supremacy .

Greer was named ten times in a row in the NBA All-Star Team (1961-1970). He was also voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the All-Star Games in 1968. Greer was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982 and was named one of the 50 best players in NBA history in 1996 for the 50th anniversary of the NBA .

See also

• 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Web links

Commons : Hal Greer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hal Greer - Player Statistics on NBA .com (English)
• Hal Greer - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• NBA.com: Legends profile - Hal Greer (English)
• Hal Greer in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on hoopshall.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hal Greer, Hall of Fame guard and member of a legendary 76ers team, dies at 81. In: The Washington Post , April 16, 2018 (accessed April 18, 2018).