One of Mountain State's Greatest Basketball Players, Marshall's Hal Greer, Passes Away at Age of 81
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on April 17, 2018 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to MetroNews, former Marshall great Hal Greer passed away on Saturday.
Greer was a Marshall legend, an NBA champion and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer.
“I’m terribly saddened by the news of Hal’s passing,” said Marshall Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick in a release. “I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with him and his family back in February of 2012 when we closed the doors on the Veterans Memorial Field House. That is a memory I will always cherish. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones.”
He was an NBA champion in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers and a 10-time NBA All-Star.
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