Michael George "Mike" Moser

1952 - 1975  (22 years)

• Name	Michael George "Mike" Moser
  Born	30 Apr 1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jan 1975	, Pinellas, Florida   [1, 2]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	athlete
  Honoured	Mike Moser Award
  	Mike Moser Award which recognizes the most outstanding Canadian University Basketball player in the country.
  Name	Mike Moser
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-113516
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I113516	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Michael Moser, a native of Kitchener, excelled in swimming, football, track and field events in his short life and became the top basketball player in the area, scoring a record fifty-seven points in one game. At Queensmount Senior Public School he helped the basketball team win the Twin City Championship. He led the Forest Heights Collegiate junior basketball team to the CWOSSA title in 1967 and 1968 and the senior team to the same title twice, as well as the all-Ontario Championship in 1970. Moser was a member of the Forest Heights senior basketball team which won the Twin City championship in 1968. He studied under scholarship at Brown University, Providence, RI, for one year but returned to help the University of Waterloo team win the Nasmith Tournament in 1973 and 1974. He was chosen for the Canadian National Basketball team for three years. Moser died suddenly in January 1975, while attending a basketball tournament in Florida. "List Of Hall Of Fame Inductees". 2022. Regionofwaterloomuseums.Ca. https://regionofwaterloomuseums.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx#Michael-Mike-Moser-1952-1975.

  
  

• Sources

  [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. Mike Moser/ 1952 - 1975. [S2345] Florida Death Index 1877-1998. Name:Michael George Moser Race:White Age at Death:22 Birth Date:30 Apr 1952 Death Date:12 Jan 1975 Death Place:Pinellas, Florida, United States [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Apr 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jan 1975 - , Pinellas, Florida Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - athlete - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth