Education
Washington High School.
Washington High School.
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 1942-1946. 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 1944-1945 season as he served in the United States Navy during World World War World War II Klier returned and was again named a consensus first-team All-American in 1946.
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. Following his collegiate career, Klier played Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Basketball League from 1946-1948.
During the 1948-1949 and 1949-1950 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 1950-1951 season.
Leo Klier died on June 4, 2005 in Naperville, Illinois.