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Honoring the great athletes from Cambria County.

Norm Van Lier

Basketball, Class of 1981

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Norm Van Lier, St. Francis University honors.
Norm Van Lier, St. Francis.
Norm Van Lier, Chicago Bulls
Cincinnati Royals NBA collage.
Norm Van Lier, Chicago Bulls.

Norm Van Lier, St. Francis College
Norm Van Lier, NBA Royals

Accomplishments

  • Played at St. Francis University in Loretto before embarking on a successful NBA career.
  • Scored 1,410 points at St. Francis from 1966 to 1969, a total which ranks among the best in the school’s all-time scoring list.
  • Averaged 21 points a game as a senior and had an 18.8 points a game career scoring average.
    Averaged 10.3 rebounds a game for his career.
  • Set the St. Francis record for assists as a junior in 1967-68.
  • St. Francis retired his No. 12 jersey in 2010.
  • Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the third round of the 1969 NBA Draft.
  • Traded to the Cincinnati Royals, with whom he led the NBA in assists in 1971.
  • Reacquired by the Bulls during the 1971-72 season and he remained with the Chicago team until 1978, appearing in three NBA All-Star games in 1974, 1976, 1977.
  •   During his 10-year career, Van Lier was named to three NBA All-Defense First Teams and five NBA All-Defense Second Teams.
  • Named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1974.
  • Briefly played with the Milwaukee Bucks before retiring in 1979.
  • Had 8,770 career points and 5,217 career assists in the NBA.
  • Held the record for the longest field goal in NBA history (84 feet) for 24 years.
  • Was a member of the 1965 Midland High School Leopards, considered to be among the best high school basketball teams of all time with a 28-0 record and Pennsylvania state championship.
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Classes

  • 1965
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1990
  • 1998
  • 2002
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  • 2020

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Fast Facts

First Banquet: 1965
First Chairman: Richard Mayer
First Banquet Location: Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Number of Banquets: 20 through 2018
Total Inductees: 142
Female Inductees: 20
Male Inductees: 122
Largest Class: 18 in 1965
Most Inductees: Football (44)
2018 Chairman: Bruce Haselrig
2018 Master of Ceremonies: Tim Rigby
2018 Banquet Location: Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center

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