Ronald E. Feiereisel was an American basketball

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 player and coach.

A 6'3" guard, Feiereisel starred at DePaul Academy in Chicago

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 before playing for Ray Meyer

Ray Meyer

Raymond Joseph Meyer was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record...

 at DePaul University

DePaul University

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 from 1950 to 1953. As a senior, he was an honorable mention All-American after averaging 18 points per game.

After college, Feiereisel had a brief professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBA. He then began his coaching career with DePaul Academy, and led the school to the 1959 Chicago Catholic League

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 title. After a stint as an assistant to Ray Meyer, Feiereisel moved on to St. Viator High School

St. Viator High School

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, where he became the school's first boys' basketball coach. He then became a referee for the American Basketball Association

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 and Big Ten Conference

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. In 1980, he returned to DePaul to become their women's basketball coach. Over four seasons, he posted a 61-57 record.

Feiereisel died at age 68 in 2000.