Harold George Lee Sr. (October 7, 1910 – October 16, 1977)[1] was an American college basketball player who played for the University of Washington during the 1930s.[2] He played the point guard position at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, making him one of the pioneers of being a tall player to play that position. He was voted as a consensus NCAA All-American as a senior in 1933–34 after guiding the Huskies to the Pacific Coast Conference championship. Lee also played for the football and baseball teams.

Hal Lee
Personal information
Born(1910-10-07)October 7, 1910
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
DiedOctober 16, 1977(1977-10-16) (aged 67)
Bremerton, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight156 lb (71 kg)
Career information
High schoolBremerton Union
(Bremerton, Washington)
CollegeWashington (1931–1934)
PositionPoint guard
Career highlights and awards

References edit

  1. ^ Eskenazi, David (December 4, 2012). "Wayback Machine: UW's Hal Lee & Bob Galer". SportsPressNW.com. Sports Press Northwest. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "1934 Yearbook". University of Washington Digital Collections. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  1. "1933–34 Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  2. Raley, Dan (November 10, 2005). "Brandon Roy played a supporting role last season. Now it's his turn to shine". Seattle Pi. Retrieved January 31, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Hal Lee: Inducted 1974". State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  4. "Win Hoop Title: Huskies Defeat Trojans 34–30 for Coast Conference Championship", Lewiston Morning Tribune, p. 7, March 13, 1934, retrieved January 31, 2011
  5. 2012 University of Washington Baseball Record Book (PDF), Washington Sports Information, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2012, retrieved 17 August 2012