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“Consistency,” Hal Greer once told the Philadelphia Daily News. “For me, that was the thing…I would like to be remembered as a great, consistent player.” Over the course of the 15 NBA seasons turned in by the slight, soft-spoken Hall of Fame guard from West Virginia…

Hal Greer: Marshall’s Trailblazer

The city of Huntington, West Virginia, has several connections to black history in America. One of the more illustrious ones, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Black History Month, was graduated from and later principal of Douglass High School here in the Jewel City…

Hal Greer: Call Me Coach

It is a winter night in a cold cavern called the Cherry Hill Arena. Former big leaguer Hal Greer, one of the finest basketball players ever to pull on a Philadelphia 76ers uniform, is making his homecourt debut as coach of the minor league Cherry Hill Rookies…

Statue Honoring Marshall And NBA Great Hal Greer

Marshall University is set to dedicate a statue of trailblazing athlete Harold Everett “Hal” Greer at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. The ceremony will be held outdoors at the corner of 3rd Ave. and 18th St. in Huntington, adjacent to the Cam Henderson Center, and is open to the public…

Hal Greer Made Marc Zumoff Fall In Love With 76ers Basketball

For a chunky, relatively non-athletic kid growing up in Northeast Philly, Hal Greer was my salvation. He was the first player I picked out as I tried to watch 76ers basketball on TV — his style and his play somehow impactful amidst the snow and squiggly lines of a black-and-white…

RIP Hal Greer

It’s time for a pop quiz, so put down your book and pick up your pencil. This won’t take long. It’s a one-question test, one which should a breeze for a hoopshead such as yourself. Who is the leading scorer in Philadelphia 76ers franchise history?

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