Leo Klier

Leo Anthony "Crystal" Klier (May 21, 1923 – June 4, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

Leo Klier

Klier in 1948
Personal information
Born	(1923-05-21)May 21, 1923 Washington, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 4, 2005(2005-06-04) (aged 82) Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington (Washington, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1942–1946)
Playing career	1946–1951
Position	Forward / shooting guard
Number	26, 7
Career history
As a player:
1946–1948	Indianapolis Kautskys
1948–1950	Fort Wayne Pistons
1950–1951	Anderson Packers
As a coach:
1950–1951	Anderson Packers
Career highlights
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1944, 1946)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Collegiate career

Klier, a 6'2 guard/forward, played collegiately at Notre Dame after a standout high school career at Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1942 to 1946. Klier was named a consensus first-team All-American in 1944 as he notched Notre Dame's single-season scoring record (since broken). However, Klier missed the 1944–45 season as he served in the United States Navy during World War II. Klier returned and was again named a consensus first-team All-American in 1946.^[1]

He was elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977 and was selected to the Notre Dame All-Century basketball team in 2004.^[2]

Professional career

Following his collegiate career, Klier played Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Basketball League from 1946 to 1948. During the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons, Klier played in 113 games for the Fort Wayne Pistons, averaging 7.4 points per game. He then finished his career with the Anderson Packers for the 1950–51 season.

Klier died on June 4, 2005, in Naperville, Illinois.^{[citation needed]}

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948–49	Fort Wayne	47	.254	.708	1.2	7.4
1949–50	Fort Wayne	66	.304	.742	1.8	6.9
Career		113	.280	.728	1.6	7.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1950	Fort Wayne	2	.000	1.000	1.5	.5
Career		2	.000	1.000	1.5	.5