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Pie Weaver

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Pie Weaver
Personal information
Born(1892-09-09)September 9, 1892
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Died(1943-01-09)January 9, 1943 (aged 50)
San Antonio, Texas, US
PositionGuard
Career history
1911–1916Atlanta Athletic Club
Career highlights
Second-team All-Southern (1914)
Southern Champion (1914, 1915, 1916)

Lamar "Pie" Weaver (September 9, 1892 – January 9, 1943) was a basketball player for the Atlanta Athletic Club, "one of the best known basketball players in the South."[1][2][3] He served in World War I, and continued his career in the army until his death.[4] Weaver played on the Southern champion 1914 A. A. C. team coached by Joe Bean.[5] Weaver was a so-called stationary guard.[5] He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[6]

References

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  1. ^ ""Pie" Weaver Enlisted In New National Aviation Corps". Americus times-recorder. April 17, 1917. p. 8.
  2. ^ A Sports Editors Finds Christ by Morgan Blake p. 30
  3. ^ "Pie Weaver Cables He's Safe And Well". Atlanta Georgian. October 3, 1918. p. 1.
  4. ^ Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events : Years of Change and Challenge, 1940-1976
  5. ^ a b "Pie Weaver, Old A. A. C. Star, Goes To Reward In San Antonio". Atlanta Constitution. January 12, 1943. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Burial detail: Weaver, Lamar". ANC Explorer. Retrieved May 17, 2025.