Harold F "Sleepy Hal" Haskins was an American professional basketball player and coach.
13 Facts About Hal Haskins
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Hal Haskins was an All-American player for the Hamline Pipers who led the team to the 1949 NAIA National Championship.
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Hal Haskins coached high school basketball in his native Minnesota for five years.
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Hal Haskins was a standout player at Alexandria Area High School.
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Hal Haskins was the first ever Minnesota high school player to score 1,000 points in his career.
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Hal Haskins became a key player for a dominant run by the Pipers.
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Hal Haskins led the team to a four straight NAIA Tournament appearances, including a third-place finish in 1948 and a national championship in 1949, with Hal Haskins named the Tournament MVP.
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Hal Haskins was named a consensus second team All-American in 1948.
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Hal Haskins played for the Saint Paul Lights in the National Professional Basketball League.
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However, the team folded mid season and Hal Haskins played the last three games of the season for the Waterloo Hawks.
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Hal Haskins coached varsity basketball at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby, Minnesota, from 1952 to 1955, and at Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake, Minnesota, from 1955 through 1957.
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Hal Haskins suffered from Alzheimer's disease during the final years of his life.
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Hal Haskins died on May 31,2003, in Arden Hills, Minnesota, after he had recently stopped eating.