Victor Holt, Jr. was an American college basketball standout at Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

-1908-1980:The Sooners enjoyed moderate success on the court during this era, posting only 16 losing records in their first 72 seasons. They were coached by 9 different coaches during this period, beginning with Bennie Owen , and ending with Dave Bliss in 1980...

 in the late 1920s. He was an All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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 and the Helms National Player of the Year in 1928

1928 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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. Holt was the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

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's first national player of the year in men's basketball.

After college he played basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union

Amateur Athletic Union

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 (AAU) for Cook's Painter Boys, located in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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. With them he won two national championships in 1928 and 1929. Holt also played in the National Basketball League

National Basketball League (United States)

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After basketball he worked for Goodyear Tire Company and ultimately became its 10th president.