Alva Duer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alva Duer

American basketball player-coach

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1904

Place of Birth: Sylvia, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1987

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alva O.
Duer (November 18, 1904 – November 18, 1987) was a college basketball coach and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and United States Olympic Committee administrator and is a member of the NAIA and Basketball Halls of Fame.
He went to Stafford High School in Stafford, Kansas and was captain of the basketball team all four years he attended.
He graduated from high school in 1923. He coached college basketball at Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, California from 1939 to 1948.
During that time, he had a record of 176–102 (.633).
He led Pepperdine to five postseason appearances (4 NAIB and 1 NCAA), he also led Pepperdine to the 1945 NAIB final.
He died on his 83rd birthday in 1987.