Alva O. Duer 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 (Los Angeles, CA) from 1939-1948. Wikipedia
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A man affectionately known as "Mr. NAIA," coach and administrator Alva Duer spent a quarter century working to improve intercollegiate basketball and promote equality in sports. www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-alva-duer.html
