Hal Lear

Hal Lear
Personal information
Born	January 31, 1935; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	June 25, 2016 (aged 81); White Plains, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Temple (1953–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
	Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Position	Point guard
Number	16
Career history
1956	Philadelphia Warriors
1956–1957	Easton Madisons
Career highlights and awards
	EBA Most Valuable Player (1957); Third-team All-American – Collier's (1956); NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1956); No. 6 retired by Temple Owls;
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Harold C. Lear Jr. (January 31, 1935 – June 25, 2016) was an American basketball player.

A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) guard born in Philadelphia, Lear starred at Temple University in his hometown during the 1950s. He earned the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1956 after leading Temple to the Final Four, where they lost to the University of Iowa.^[1]

After college, Lear was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors with the seventh pick of the 1956 NBA draft. His NBA career was brief, however: he appeared in just three games during the 1956–57 NBA season and scored four points.^[2] He played for the Easton Madisons of the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1957.^[3]

In 2013, Temple retired his No. 6 jersey.^[4] Lear died on June 25, 2016 at his home in White Plains, New York after an illness.^[5]

References[]

^ NCAA Postseason History at BradleyRD Member Page, AOL.com
^ Hal Lear. basketball-reference.com
^ Bradley, Robert. "History of the Eastern League". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ Hunt, Donald (January 25, 2013). "Temple's Lear joins select few with retired jersey". phillytrib.com.
^ Pompey, Keith (June 26, 2016). "Philly hoops legend Hal Lear passes away". philly.com.

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[1] NCAA Postseason History at BradleyRD Member Page, AOL.com

[2] Hal Lear. basketball-reference.com

[3] Bradley, Robert. "History of the Eastern League". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

[4] Hunt, Donald (January 25, 2013). "Temple's Lear joins select few with retired jersey". phillytrib.com.

[5] Pompey, Keith (June 26, 2016). "Philly hoops legend Hal Lear passes away". philly.com.

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v t 1956 NBA Draft
Territorial pick	Tom Heinsohn
First round	Sihugo Green Bill Russell Jim Paxson Ronnie Shavlik Joe Holup Ron Sobieszczyk Hal Lear
Second round	Bob Burrow Willie Naulls Terry Rand Gary Bergen Paul Judson K. C. Jones Bob Kessler Phil Rollins

v t Continental Basketball Association
Founded on April 23, 1946 Formerly the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (1946–48), Eastern Professional Basketball League (1948–1970), and the Eastern Basketball Association (1970–78) Ceased operations on June 1, 2009
Commissioners	William Morgan (1946–1955) Harry Rudolph (1955–1970) William Montzman (1970–1975) Steve A. Kauffman (1975–1978) Jim Drucker (1978–1986) Carl Scheer (1986–1987) Mike Storen (1987–1988) Jay Ramsdell (1988–1989) Jerry Schemmel (1989–1990) (1990–1991) Terdema Ussery (1991–1993) Mark Lamping (1993–1994) Tom Valdiserri (1994–1996) Steve Patterson (1996–1998) Gary Hunter (1998–1999) Isiah Thomas (1999–2000) Don Welsh (2000–2001) Gary Hunter (2001–2006) Jim Coyne (2007) Dennis Truax (2007–2009)
Player of the Year (formerly Most Valuable Player)	(1950) Rullo (1951) Crossin (1952) McCloskey (1953, 1954) White (1955) Molinas (1956) Lear (1957) Hennessy (1958) Spivey (1959) Arceneaux (1960) Ellis (1961) (1962) Arizin (1963) A. Johnson (1964) W. Simon (1965) McCoy (1966) Murrell (1967) Wilburn (1968) (1969) (1970) Somerset (1971) Wingo (1972) E. Johnson (1973) Wilburn (1974) Baskerville (1975) Criss (1976, 1977) McCracken (1978) McCarter (1979) R. Davis (1980) W. Smith (1981) Valentine (1982) R. Smith (1983) Crompton (1984) Hayes (1985) Young (1986) Binion (1987) Brooks (1988) Bowie (1989) Askew (1990, 1991) Mitchell (1992) Strong (1993) Grandison (1994) Recasner (1995) S. Jones (1996) Boney (1997) King (1998) Griffin (1999) McInnis (2000) M. Simon (2002) Panko (2003) J. Davis (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Young (2007) (2008)
Newcomer of the Year	R. Davis (1978) McCarter (1979) B. Davis (1980) Russell (1981) Branson (1982) M. Davis (1983) Lingenfelter (1984) Collins (1985) Drew (1986) E. Johnson (1987) Allen (1988) Campbell (1989) Ferrell (1990) King (1991) Brundy (1992) Strong (1993) Monroe (1994) Bragg (1995) Nickerson (1996) Tucker (1997) McInnis (1998) D. Jones (1999) C. Smith (2000) Simon (2002) Cantrell (2003) Davis (2004) B. Thomas (2005) J. Thomas (2006) (2007) Jackson (2008)
Coach of the Year	(1977) (1978) M. Panaggio (1979) Klucas (1980) Karl (1981) Russell (1982) Karl (1983) Brown (1984) Jackson (1985) M. Panaggio (1986) Musselman (1987, 1988) Bibby (1989) (1989) Saunders (1990) Karl (1991) Reid (1992) (1992) M. Panaggio (1993) Duncan (1994) McHone (1995) Suhr (1996) McHone (1997) (1998) (1999) (2000) Joerger (2002) (2003) Joerger (2004) (2005) Woolpert (2007, 2008)
Rookie of the Year	(1958) McCoy (1959) (1960) Gunther (1961) (1962) (1963) Rohloff (1964) (1965) Love (1966) Wilburn (1967) Carlos (1968) (1969) Mast (1970) (1971) (1972) (1973) Bell (1974) Perry (1975) & Luckett (1976) M. Jones (1977) (1978) Bates (1979) E. Jones (1980) L. Johnson (1981) Spriggs (1982) Sanders (1983) G. Jones (1984) Turner (1985) Adams (1986) Rowan (1987) Waller (1988) Queenan (1989) Lett (1990) Thompson (1991) Kennedy (1992) Madkins (1993) Ford (1994) Warren (1995) Jackson (1996) Hopkins & Sasser (1997) Sims (1998) Hendrix (1999) Thomas (2000) (2002) McElroy (2003) Bailey (2004) Butler (2005) Powell (2006) Garrison (2007) (2008)
Defensive Player of the Year	C. Smith (1991) Mitchell (1992) Bardo (1993, 1994) Bell (1995) Davis (1996) Beck (1997) McDonald (1998) (1999) Baston (2000) (2002) (2003) (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Felix (2006) Moon (2007) Phillips (2008)
Seasons All-Star Games Champions Award winners and successful alumni Statistical leaders

Personal information
Born	(1935-01-31)January 31, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	June 25, 2016(2016-06-25) (aged 81) White Plains, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Temple (1953–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Position	Point guard
Number	16
Career history
1956	Philadelphia Warriors
1956–1957	Easton Madisons

Career highlights and awards
EBA Most Valuable Player (1957) Third-team All-American – Collier's (1956) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1956) No. 6 retired by Temple Owls

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com