Jerome Nemer (January 7, 1912 – December 7, 1980) was an American athlete and attorney. He played college basketball at the University of Southern California (USC) where he became the first Jew to captain a major athletic team at that school. After basketball, Nemer practiced law in the Los Angeles area and was a partner in the firm Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger.
Nemer was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1912 and moved to Southern California as a baby.[1] He was an All-City basketball player for Los Angeles High School.[2] He enrolled at USC in the fall of 1929 to play for the basketball and baseball teams. Sam Barry, who coached both sports, felt that the basketball team needed more help, so Nemer quit baseball to focus on basketball.[3] Nemer also became the first Jew to captain a major athletic team during his time at USC.[4]
Basketball careeredit
Nemer earned three varsity letters while playing with the basketball team from 1930–31 through 1932–33. In 1930–31, his sophomore year, he averaged 7.8 points per game in league play, which was the 10th highest average in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).[4] As a junior the following year, Nemer averaged 12.0 points per game and was named to the PCC South Division First Team as well as USC's most valuable player.[4] Nemer had a breakout senior season in 1932–33. He guided the Trojans to an overall record of 18–5 (10–1 in conference) as they won the PCC South Division title.[4] They lost to Oregon, the winners of the North Division, in a best-of-three championship series to decide the conference's outright winner.[4] Although he averaged only 9.0 points per game, Nemer was voted as a consensus NCAA All-American.[5]
After college, Nemer played basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for the Firestone Non-Skids for several years. He became an AAU basketball referee in 1942.[4]
In 1948 Nemer formed a law firm with Irwin Buchalter and Murray Fields called Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger.[4][7] During his time at the firm he became a well-known attorney.[1] In one such case he handled, Nemer agreed to defend a man who had been arrested for plotting to kill him. The defendant received a $2,000 fine and probation.[1] Nemer helped grow the law firm which by 2002 had 140 practicing attorneys in the Los Angeles area.[8]
Personal lifeedit
Nemer died in December 1980 after battling leukemia.[1] To commemorate his life, USC created the Jerome Nemer Lecture Series.[4] The series was created to explore Jewish thinkers' contributions to Western life.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcdKendall, John (15 December 1980). "Would-Be Victim Aided Suspect". The Los Angeles Times.
^"Desert Sun 3 November 1965 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^"Jerry Nemer". scjewishsportshof.com. SoCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ abcdefghi"Nemer, Jerry". JewsInSports.org. 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^"Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
^. buchalter.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^"Murray M FIELDS Obituary". The Los Angeles Times. 22 December 2002.
January 01, 1970
jerry, nemer, jerome, nemer, january, 1912, december, 1980, american, athlete, attorney, played, college, basketball, university, southern, california, where, became, first, captain, major, athletic, team, that, school, after, basketball, nemer, practiced, ang. Jerome Nemer January 7 1912 December 7 1980 was an American athlete and attorney He played college basketball at the University of Southern California USC where he became the first Jew to captain a major athletic team at that school After basketball Nemer practiced law in the Los Angeles area and was a partner in the firm Buchalter Nemer Fields and Younger Jerry NemerNemer as a lawyer c 1950sBornJerome Nemer 1912 01 07 January 7 1912Evansville IndianaDiedDecember 7 1980 1980 12 07 aged 68 Alma materUniversity of Southern CaliforniaOccupationLawyerEmployer s Buchalter Nemer Fields and Younger Contents 1 Early life and education 1 1 Basketball career 1 2 Legal career 2 Personal life 3 ReferencesEarly life and education editNemer was born in Evansville Indiana in 1912 and moved to Southern California as a baby 1 He was an All City basketball player for Los Angeles High School 2 He enrolled at USC in the fall of 1929 to play for the basketball and baseball teams Sam Barry who coached both sports felt that the basketball team needed more help so Nemer quit baseball to focus on basketball 3 Nemer also became the first Jew to captain a major athletic team during his time at USC 4 Basketball career edit Nemer earned three varsity letters while playing with the basketball team from 1930 31 through 1932 33 In 1930 31 his sophomore year he averaged 7 8 points per game in league play which was the 10th highest average in the Pacific Coast Conference PCC 4 As a junior the following year Nemer averaged 12 0 points per game and was named to the PCC South Division First Team as well as USC s most valuable player 4 Nemer had a breakout senior season in 1932 33 He guided the Trojans to an overall record of 18 5 10 1 in conference as they won the PCC South Division title 4 They lost to Oregon the winners of the North Division in a best of three championship series to decide the conference s outright winner 4 Although he averaged only 9 0 points per game Nemer was voted as a consensus NCAA All American 5 After college Nemer played basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union AAU for the Firestone Non Skids for several years He became an AAU basketball referee in 1942 4 In 1994 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 6 Legal career edit In 1948 Nemer formed a law firm with Irwin Buchalter and Murray Fields called Buchalter Nemer Fields and Younger 4 7 During his time at the firm he became a well known attorney 1 In one such case he handled Nemer agreed to defend a man who had been arrested for plotting to kill him The defendant received a 2 000 fine and probation 1 Nemer helped grow the law firm which by 2002 had 140 practicing attorneys in the Los Angeles area 8 Personal life editNemer died in December 1980 after battling leukemia 1 To commemorate his life USC created the Jerome Nemer Lecture Series 4 The series was created to explore Jewish thinkers contributions to Western life 4 References edit a b c d Kendall John 15 December 1980 Would Be Victim Aided Suspect The Los Angeles Times Desert Sun 3 November 1965 California Digital Newspaper Collection cdnc ucr edu Jerry Nemer scjewishsportshof com SoCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2011 Retrieved February 6 2011 a b c d e f g h i Nemer Jerry JewsInSports org 2011 Retrieved February 6 2011 1932 33 Season Summary sports reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on January 5 2012 Retrieved February 6 2011 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home scjewishsportshof com History Buchalter Nemer buchalter com Archived from the original on December 14 2010 Retrieved February 6 2011 Murray M FIELDS Obituary The Los Angeles Times 22 December 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerry Nemer amp oldid 1188649949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
