Oliver deGray Vanderbilt explained

Oliver deGray Vanderbilt
Birth Date:23 August 1884
Birth Place:Brick Township, New Jersey, US
Death Place:Indian Hill, Ohio, US
Nationality:American
College:Princeton (1902–1906)
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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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oliver Degray Vanderbilt. Ancestry.com. August 28, 2014.
  2. Web site: Consensus All-America Teams . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference, LLC . May 24, 2011.
  3. Web site: NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans . 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide . . 2010. May 24, 2011.