Slats Gill
Amory Tingle "Slats" Gill (May 1, 1901 – April 5, 1966) was an American college basketball coach, the head coach at Oregon State University in Corvallis for 36 seasons. As a player, Gill was twice named to the All-Pacific Coast Conference basketball team. As head coach, he amassed 599 victories with a winning percentage of .604. Gill was also the head coach of the baseball team for six seasons and later was the OSU athletic director.
Gill in 1933 OSC yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1901 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1966 (aged 64) Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Oregon Agricultural |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1928 | Oregon Agricultural / State (freshmen) |
| 1928–1964 | Oregon State |
| Baseball | |
| 1932–1937 | Oregon State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1964–1966 | Oregon State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 599–393 (basketball) 56–70 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 2 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1949, 1963) 5 PCC (1933, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1958) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× First-team All-PCC (1922, 1924) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Gill is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. He is also honored as the namesake of Gill Coliseum, opened in 1949, venue for basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics at OSU.
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