Bob Royer

Robert D. Royer (October 15, 1927 – May 30, 1973) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Royer was selected in the eighth round in the 1949 BAA Draft by the Providence Steamrollers.[1] He played for the Denver Nuggets in 1949–50 before ending his NBA career after one season.[1]

Bob Royer
Personal information
Born(1927-10-15)October 15, 1927
Indiana
DiedMay 30, 1973(1973-05-30) (aged 45)
Lafayette, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolBowling Green
(Bowling Green, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana State (1946–1949)
NBA draft1949 / Round: 8 / Pick: –
Selected by the Providence Steamrollers
Playing career1949–1950
PositionForward
Number23
Career history
1949–1950Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
  • NAIA All-American (1949)
Career NBA statistics
Points197 (4.7 ppg)
Assists85 (2.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Royer attended Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Indiana. While at Indiana State University, Royer was a 3-year letterman for the Sycamores, helping the team reach the NAIB Finals, finishing as National Finalist in 1946 and 1948 and 4th place in 1949. He was named to the All-Tourney team in each of those Tourneys. During his collegiate career, the Sycamores recorded a record of 72-22 (.766), won three IIC titles and three NAIA District titles.

Royer played for Glenn M. Curtis as a freshman, the legendary John Wooden as a sophomore and junior, and John Longfellow during his senior season in 1949.

Royer is scored 1,173 points during his collegiate career; he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1948-49 Midwest Collegiate Basketball Tournament.[2]

Following his professional basketball career; Royer built a career in real estate and investment counseling.

On May 29, 1973, Royer went to the workplace of Elizabeth Conde Darling, a woman he had been having an affair with, and shot her to death. He fled the scene, and on the next day, he committed suicide in his car with a shotgun blast to his abdomen.[3]

References
  1. Bob Royer. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2013.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2013-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Bob Royer". Peach Basket Society. Retrieved July 28, 2017.


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