Slats Gill

Slats Gill
Slats Gill
Gill in 1933 OSC yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1901-05-01)May 1, 1901
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1966(1966-04-05) (aged 64)
Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1921–1924Oregon Agricultural
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1926–1928Oregon Agricultural / State (freshmen)
1928–1964Oregon State
Baseball
1932–1937Oregon State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1964–1966Oregon State
Head coaching record
Overall599–393 (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

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.[1] 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 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.

  1. ^ "Sports world mourns Gill's death". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 6, 1966. p. 1D.