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May 01, 1901 Salem, Oregon, United States Died on 05 Apr 1966 (aged 64)
American basketball player-coach
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About 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 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.
