Murray Wier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Murray Wier

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Grandview, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 06-Apr-2016

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Murray Neal Wier (December 12, 1926 – April 6, 2016), nicknamed "Rampaging Redhead" and "Wizard Wier," was an American professional basketball player for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now the present-day Atlanta Hawks) and the Waterloo Hawks.
He is better known for his standout college career at the University of Iowa, however, when in 1947–48 he was named a consensus first team All-American and was also the inaugural National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Major College scoring leader at 21.0 points per game.