Hal Greer
( 1930 - 2018 )

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A standout high school player for Douglass High School in Huntington, Hal Greer (1936-2018) made history when he became the first African American to break the color line in West Virginia when he signed to play basketball at Marshall University, Greer went on to play in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, where he had a highly deccorated career including an NBA Championship. He was a 10 time NBA All Star and in 1996 was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Huntington honored the basketball icon by renaming 16th Street "Hal Greer Boulevard" in 1978. In 2021, Marshall University further honored the basketball great by erecting a stunning 8 foot bronze statue of his likeness that stands proudly in front of te Cam henderson Center.

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