Slats Gill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Slats Gill

American basketball player-coach

Date of Birth: 01-May-1901

Place of Birth: Salem, Oregon, United States

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1966

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 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, and gymnastics at OSU.