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Hal Greer broke color barrier in W.Va. sports
HUNTINGTON -- While playing basketball at Marshall College, Hal Greer scored 1,377 points and set the career record for field-goal percentages with .545.

But Greer's most accomplished goal was breaking the color barrier in West Virginia collegiate sports.

Greer grew up in Huntington, attending the all-black Douglass High School. By coming to Marshall and playing basketball, and one year of baseball, Greer became the first African American to play for a major college team in the state.

The college, which later became a university, was a traditional southern school, but Greer's success on the court helped ease the transition.

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1041562781
02-29-2008 12:03 AM
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