Slats Gill
American basketball player-coach
Died when: 64 years 339 days (779 months)Star 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, volleyball, and gymnastics at OSU.
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