Career
Not to be confused with Hal Greer, another basketball player. A 6"0" guard born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lear starred at Temple University during the 1950s. After college, Lear was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors with the eighth pick of the 1956 National Basketball Association Draft.
His National Basketball Association career was brief, however: he appeared in just three games during the 1956-1957 National Basketball Association season and scored four points.
In 2013, Temple retired his Number.