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Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year
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The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year was an annual men's college basketball award given to the most outstanding men′s player in the United States. It was awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation, an organization founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms, the owner of Helms Bakery in Los Angeles.
In 1944, Christian Steinmetz retroactively was named the award winner for 1905.
In 1944, Christian Steinmetz retroactively was named the award winner for 1905.
John Wooden (Purdue), who’s more well known for his coaching career, was retroactively named the winner for the 1931–32 season in 1944.
John Wooden (Purdue), who’s more well known for his coaching career, was retroactively named the winner for the 1931–32 season in 1944.
George Mikan of DePaul won in 1944 and 1945.
George Mikan of DePaul won in 1944 and 1945.
Bill Russell is the only winner from San Francisco.
Bill Russell is the only winner from San Francisco.
Christian Steinmetz
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Christian Steinmetz was an American basketball player. He played forward for the University of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1905. He was college basketball's leading scorer in the game's first 25 years from 1895 to 1920. He became known as the "Father of Wisconsin Basketball" and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.
Steinmetz in Wisconsin uniform, 1905
Steinmetz in Wisconsin uniform, 1905