Oliver deGray Vanderbilt
American basketball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver deGray Vanderbilt, Jr. (August 23, 1884 – January 26, 1960)[1] was an All-American basketball player at Princeton University in 1904–05.[2][3] He was part of the first group of college basketball players to be honored as such. The Helms Athletic Foundation, which began in 1936, retroactively named the All-American teams from 1905 to 1935. Between 1905 and 1929, the Helms All-American teams are considered to be consensus selections.
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Born | (1884-08-23)August 23, 1884 Brick Township, New Jersey, US |
Died | January 26, 1960(1960-01-26) (aged 75) Indian Hill, Ohio, US |
Nationality | American |
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High school | East Orange (East Orange, New Jersey) |
College | Princeton (1902–1906) |
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