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The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was established to recognize the most outstanding men's player in the United States.
Answer: True
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was indeed established to honor the most outstanding men's collegiate player in the United States.
The Helms Athletic Foundation was founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms, who was the owner of a prominent sports equipment company.
Answer: False
While the Helms Athletic Foundation was founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms, Paul Helms was the owner of Helms Bakery in Los Angeles, not a prominent sports equipment company.
The first Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award for a current season was presented in 1944 for the 1943–44 season.
Answer: True
The inaugural Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award for a contemporary season was indeed presented in 1944, recognizing performance during the 1943–44 season.
The Helms Athletic Foundation was primarily focused on recognizing achievements in professional basketball.
Answer: False
The Helms Athletic Foundation's award was specifically for the most outstanding men's player in collegiate basketball, not professional basketball.
What was the primary purpose of the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award?
Answer: To acknowledge the most outstanding men's player in collegiate basketball.
The primary purpose of the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was to recognize the most outstanding men's player in collegiate basketball.
Which organization was responsible for presenting the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award?
Answer: The Helms Athletic Foundation
The Helms Athletic Foundation was the organization responsible for presenting the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award.
Who were the founders of the Helms Athletic Foundation?
Answer: Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms
The Helms Athletic Foundation was founded by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms.
When was the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award first presented for a current season?
Answer: 1944
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was first presented for a current season in 1944, recognizing the 1943–44 season.
After Paul Helms' death, the foundation's name changed to United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation due to sponsorship from United Savings & Loan.
Answer: True
Following Paul Helms' death, the foundation's name was indeed changed to United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation, reflecting the new sponsorship by United Savings & Loan.
The foundation was renamed the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation after United Savings & Loan merged with First Interstate Bank in 1973.
Answer: False
The foundation was renamed the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation after United Savings & Loan merged with Citizens Savings & Loan in 1973. First Interstate Bank assumed sponsorship later, after 1981.
The First Interstate Bank Athletic Foundation was the final iteration of the foundation's name before the award ended.
Answer: True
The First Interstate Bank Athletic Foundation was indeed the final name of the foundation sponsoring the award in its concluding years.
What was the foundation's name after Paul Helms' death and the cessation of the bakeries' operations?
Answer: United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation
After Paul Helms' death and the bakeries' closure, the foundation's name became United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation due to sponsorship from United Savings & Loan.
When did Paul Helms, owner of Helms Bakery and co-founder of the Helms Athletic Foundation, pass away?
Answer: 1957
Paul Helms, co-founder of the Helms Athletic Foundation, passed away in 1957.
Which bank assumed sponsorship of the foundation in its final years after 1981?
Answer: First Interstate Bank
First Interstate Bank assumed sponsorship of the foundation in its final years after 1981.
Retroactive Player of the Year selections were announced by the Helms Athletic Foundation for seasons from 1904–05 to 1942–43, all made in 1944.
Answer: False
Retroactive Player of the Year selections for the period 1904–05 to 1942–43 were announced by the Helms Athletic Foundation in both 1944 and 1957, not exclusively in 1944.
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award concluded after the 1982–83 season with Bill Schroeder's final selection.
Answer: True
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award did indeed conclude after the 1982–83 season, marked by Bill Schroeder's final selection.
The dagger symbol '†' in the list of award winners signifies that the player received the award posthumously.
Answer: False
The dagger symbol '†' in the list of award winners indicates that there were Co-Players of the Year for that particular season, not that the award was received posthumously.
For which historical period did the Helms Athletic Foundation announce retroactive Player of the Year selections?
Answer: 1904–05 to 1942–43
The Helms Athletic Foundation announced retroactive Player of the Year selections for the historical period spanning 1904–05 to 1942–43.
In what year did the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award cease to be presented?
Answer: 1983
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award ceased to be presented after the 1982–83 season, meaning its last presentation was in 1983.
How are multiple awards for the same player denoted in the winners' list?
Answer: Player (X), where X is the total number of awards received
Multiple awards for the same player are denoted in the winners' list by 'Player (X)', where X signifies the total number of awards received by that player.
Christian Steinmetz of Wisconsin was the first player to be retroactively named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1904–05 season.
Answer: True
Christian Steinmetz of Wisconsin was indeed the first player to be retroactively designated the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1904–05 season.
George Levis from Wisconsin was recognized as the Helms Player of the Year for the 1916–17 season.
Answer: False
George Levis from Wisconsin was recognized as the Helms Player of the Year for the 1915–16 season, not the 1916–17 season.
Paul Endacott from Kansas was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1922–23 season as a senior guard.
Answer: True
Paul Endacott from Kansas was indeed awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1922–23 season, playing as a senior guard.
Jack Cobb from North Carolina was recognized as the Helms Player of the Year for the 1925–26 season, playing as a senior center.
Answer: False
Jack Cobb from North Carolina was recognized as the Helms Player of the Year for the 1925–26 season, but he played as a senior forward, not a senior center.
Leroy Edwards from Kentucky won the Helms Player of the Year award as a freshman for the 1934–35 season.
Answer: False
Leroy Edwards from Kentucky won the Helms Player of the Year award for the 1934–35 season as a sophomore, not a freshman.
George Glamack from North Carolina won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively in 1940 and 1941.
Answer: True
George Glamack from North Carolina did win the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1939–40 and 1940–41 seasons.
Bill Chandler from Wisconsin was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1917–18 season as a senior center.
Answer: True
Bill Chandler from Wisconsin was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1917–18 season, playing as a senior center.
Who was the inaugural Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1904–05 season?
Answer: Christian Steinmetz
Christian Steinmetz was the inaugural Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1904–05 season, a retroactive selection.
Which player from Wisconsin was recognized as the Helms Player of the Year for the 1915–16 season?
Answer: George Levis
George Levis from Wisconsin was recognized as the Helms Player of the Year for the 1915–16 season.
For which season was Bill Chandler from Wisconsin awarded the Helms Player of the Year?
Answer: 1917–18
Bill Chandler from Wisconsin was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1917–18 season.
Who was the Kansas player awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1922–23 season?
Answer: Paul Endacott
Paul Endacott from Kansas was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1922–23 season.
Which player from Kentucky won the award as a sophomore for the 1934–35 season?
Answer: Leroy Edwards
Leroy Edwards from Kentucky won the Helms Player of the Year award as a sophomore for the 1934–35 season.
Charley Hyatt from Pittsburgh was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for which season?
Answer: 1929–30
Charley Hyatt from Pittsburgh was awarded the Helms Player of the Year for the 1929–30 season.
George Glamack from North Carolina won the award consecutively in which two seasons?
Answer: 1939–40 and 1940–41
George Glamack from North Carolina won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1939–40 and 1940–41 seasons.
Hank Luisetti of Stanford was the first player to win the Helms Player of the Year award multiple times, achieving this in the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.
Answer: True
Hank Luisetti of Stanford was indeed the first player to win the Helms Player of the Year award multiple times, doing so consecutively in the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.
George Mikan was the first player to win the Helms Player of the Year award in the season it was first presented (1943–44), playing for DePaul.
Answer: True
George Mikan, playing for DePaul, was indeed the first player to win the Helms Player of the Year award in the season it was initially presented (1943–44).
Bill Russell from San Francisco won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1954–55 and 1955–56 seasons.
Answer: True
Bill Russell from San Francisco did win the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1954–55 and 1955–56 seasons.
Oscar Robertson from Cincinnati won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively in 1957 and 1958.
Answer: False
Oscar Robertson from Cincinnati won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1958–59 and 1959–60 seasons, not in 1957 and 1958.
Bill Bradley from Princeton and Gail Goodrich from UCLA were the co-Players of the Year for the 1964–65 season.
Answer: True
Bill Bradley from Princeton and Gail Goodrich from UCLA were indeed the co-Players of the Year for the 1964–65 season.
Lew Alcindor, playing for UCLA, won the Helms Player of the Year award three consecutive times from 1966–67 to 1968–69.
Answer: True
Lew Alcindor, representing UCLA, did win the Helms Player of the Year award three consecutive times, spanning the 1966–67 to 1968–69 seasons.
Which player was the first to win the Helms Player of the Year award multiple times?
Answer: Hank Luisetti
Hank Luisetti was the first player to win the Helms Player of the Year award multiple times.
George Mikan, the first player to win the award in the season it was first presented (1943–44), played for which school?
Answer: DePaul
George Mikan, the first player to win the award in its initial contemporary season (1943–44), played for DePaul.
Which player from San Francisco won the award consecutively in 1955 and 1956?
Answer: Bill Russell
Bill Russell from San Francisco won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively in 1955 and 1956.
Who were the two co-Players of the Year for the 1964–65 season?
Answer: Bill Bradley and Gail Goodrich
Bill Bradley and Gail Goodrich were the two co-Players of the Year for the 1964–65 season.
Which player won the Helms Player of the Year award three consecutive times from 1967 to 1969 while playing for UCLA?
Answer: Lew Alcindor
Lew Alcindor won the Helms Player of the Year award three consecutive times from 1967 to 1969 while playing for UCLA.
Pete Maravich from LSU and Sidney Wicks from UCLA were the co-Players of the Year for the 1969–70 season.
Answer: True
Pete Maravich from LSU and Sidney Wicks from UCLA were indeed the co-Players of the Year for the 1969–70 season.
Bill Walton from UCLA won the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, and then again as a co-winner for the 1973–74 season.
Answer: True
Bill Walton from UCLA did win the Helms Player of the Year award consecutively for the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, and was also a co-winner for the 1973–74 season.
David Thompson from NC State won the Helms Player of the Year award for two consecutive seasons: 1973–74 and 1974–75.
Answer: True
David Thompson from NC State did win the Helms Player of the Year award for two consecutive seasons: 1973–74 and 1974–75.
Kent Benson and Scott May, both from Indiana, were the co-Players of the Year for the 1975–76 season.
Answer: True
Kent Benson and Scott May, both representing Indiana, were indeed the co-Players of the Year for the 1975–76 season.
Larry Bird from Indiana State received the award for the 1979–80 season.
Answer: False
Larry Bird from Indiana State received the Helms Player of the Year award for the 1978–79 season, not the 1979–80 season.
Ralph Sampson from Virginia and James Worthy from North Carolina were the co-Players of the Year for the 1981–82 season.
Answer: True
Ralph Sampson from Virginia and James Worthy from North Carolina were indeed the co-Players of the Year for the 1981–82 season.
Akeem Olajuwon from Houston was the final Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award winner for the 1982–83 season.
Answer: True
Akeem Olajuwon from Houston was indeed the final Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award winner for the 1982–83 season.
Who were the co-Players of the Year for the 1969–70 season?
Answer: Pete Maravich and Sidney Wicks
Pete Maravich and Sidney Wicks were the co-Players of the Year for the 1969–70 season.
Which UCLA player won the award consecutively in 1972 and 1973, and then again as a co-winner in 1974?
Answer: Bill Walton
Bill Walton from UCLA won the award consecutively in 1972 and 1973, and then again as a co-winner in 1974.
Who were the co-Players of the Year for the 1973–74 season?
Answer: Bill Walton and David Thompson
Bill Walton and David Thompson were the co-Players of the Year for the 1973–74 season.
Which player from NC State won the Helms Player of the Year award for two consecutive seasons: 1973–74 and 1974–75?
Answer: David Thompson
David Thompson from NC State won the Helms Player of the Year award for two consecutive seasons: 1973–74 and 1974–75.
Who were the co-Players of the Year for the 1975–76 season, both representing Indiana?
Answer: Kent Benson and Scott May
Kent Benson and Scott May, both representing Indiana, were the co-Players of the Year for the 1975–76 season.
Which Indiana State player received the award for the 1978–79 season?
Answer: Larry Bird
Larry Bird from Indiana State received the Helms Player of the Year award for the 1978–79 season.
Who were the co-Players of the Year for the 1981–82 season?
Answer: Ralph Sampson and James Worthy
Ralph Sampson and James Worthy were the co-Players of the Year for the 1981–82 season.
Who was the final Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award winner for the 1982–83 season?
Answer: Akeem Olajuwon
Akeem Olajuwon was the final Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award winner for the 1982–83 season.
Lew Alcindor later changed his name to Shaquille O'Neal.
Answer: False
Lew Alcindor later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, not Shaquille O'Neal.
UCLA produced the most unique Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year winners, with five different players receiving the award.
Answer: True
UCLA holds the record for producing the most unique Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year winners, with five distinct players receiving the award.
The earliest class year from which a player could win the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was Junior.
Answer: False
The earliest class year from which a player could win the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was Sophomore, not Junior.
What significant name change did three-time award winner Lew Alcindor undergo?
Answer: He changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Three-time award winner Lew Alcindor later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
What change did Akeem Olajuwon, the final award winner, make to the spelling of his first name?
Answer: He changed it to use the original Arabic spelling.
Akeem Olajuwon later changed the spelling of his first name to Hakeem to reflect its original Arabic spelling.
Which school produced the most unique Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year winners?
Answer: UCLA
UCLA produced the most unique Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year winners, with five different players receiving the award.
What was the earliest class year from which a player could win the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award?
Answer: Sophomore
The earliest class year from which a player could win the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year award was Sophomore.