| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1908-05-08)May 8, 1908 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1988(1988-04-22) (aged 79) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| College | Oklahoma (1925–1928) |
| Position | Center |
| Career highlights | |
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Victor Holt, Jr. (May 8, 1908 – April 22, 1988) was an Americancollege basketball standout atOklahoma in the late 1920s. He was anAll-American and theHelms National Player of the Year in1928.[1] Holt was theUniversity of Oklahoma's first national player of the year in men's basketball.
After college he played basketball in theAmateur Athletic Union (AAU) for Cook's Painter Boys, located inKansas City, Missouri. With them he won two national championships in 1928 and 1929.
After basketball he worked forGoodyear Tire Company, ultimately became its 10th president, and also became anauto racing enthusiast and co-owner. He also is notable for having suggested the name of the famous auto-racing empireDan Gurney'sAll American Racers, in which he was a partner/co-owner.
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