Leo Anthony "Crystal" Klier (May 21, 1923 – June 4, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

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Leo Klier

Klier in 1948
Personal information
Born	(1923-05-21)May 21, 1923 Washington, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 4, 2005(2005-06-04) (aged 82) Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington (Washington, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1942–1946)
Playing career	1946–1951
Position	Forward / shooting guard
Number	26, 7
Career history
As player:
1946–1948	Indianapolis Kautskys
1948–1950	Fort Wayne Pistons
1950–1951	Anderson Packers
As coach:
1950–1951	Anderson Packers
Career highlights and awards
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1944, 1946)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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Klier, a 6'2 guard/forward, played collegiately at Notre Dame after a standout high school career at Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1942 to 1946. Klier was named a consensus first-team All-American in 1944 as he notched Notre Dame's single-season scoring record (since broken). However, Klier missed the 1944–45 season as he served in the United States Navy during World War II. Klier returned and was again named a consensus first-team All-American in 1946.^[1]

He was elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977 and was selected to the Notre Dame All-Century basketball team in 2004.^[2]

Following his collegiate career, Klier played Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Basketball League from 1946 to 1948. During the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons, Klier played in 113 games for the Fort Wayne Pistons, averaging 7.4 points per game. He then finished his career with the Anderson Packers for the 1950–51 season.

Leo Klier died on June 4, 2005, in Naperville, Illinois.