Gil Halstead

Gil Halstead
College	Cornell
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate League
Sport	Basketball
Position	Center
Nationality	American
Born	April 1, 1893
Died	June 1970 (aged 77)
Awards
2× Helms Foundation All-American (1913, 1914) Helms National Player of the Year (1914)
Championships
2× EIL championships (1913, 1914)

George "Gil" Halstead (April 1, 1893 – June 1970) 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.

References

"Legendary Players of Cornell Basketball's History". September 13, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
"1912–13 Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
"1913–14 Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
"Full text of "Official A.A.U. basketball guide"". archive.org. American Sports Publishing Co. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
"Individual Honors". CornellBigRed.com. Cornell University. 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.

1913 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Eddie Calder Sam Carrier Gil Halstead Edward Hayward Allen Johnson William Roberts Hamilton Salmon Alphonse Schumacher Larry Teeple Laurence Wild

1914 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Lewis Castle Gil Halstead Carl Harper Ernest Houghton Walter Lunden Dan Meenan Nelson Norgren Elmer Oliphant Everett Southwick Eugene Van Gent

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