Gil Halstead
Encyclopedia
George "Gil" Halstead was an American college basketball standout at Cornell University
in the 1910s. He was an Helms Athletic Foundation
All-American
in both 1913
and 1914
, and was named their National Player of the Year after the 1913–14 season in which he helped the Big Red
win back-to-back Eastern Intercollegiate League
season championships.
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in the 1910s. He was an Helms Athletic Foundation
Helms Athletic Foundation
The Helms Athletic Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles, founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms. It put together a panel of experts to select National Champion teams and make All-America team selections in a number of college sports including football and basketball...
All-American
NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The NCAA Men's Basketball All-American teams are honorary teams made up of those NCAA basketball players voted the best in the country by a variety of organizations.-History:...
in both 1913
1913 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The 1913 College Basketball All-American team, as chosen by the Helms Foundation. The player highlighted by gold indicates that he was chosen as the Helms Foundation Player of the Year....
and 1914
1914 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The 1914 College Basketball All-American team, as chosen by the Helms Foundation. The player highlighted by gold indicates that he was chosen as the Helms Foundation Player of the Year....
, and was named their National Player of the Year after the 1913–14 season in which he helped the Big Red
Cornell Big Red men's basketball
The Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represents Cornell University , located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The Big Red's appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament was their first trip to "The Big Dance" since 1988...
win back-to-back Eastern Intercollegiate League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
season championships.