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Besides collegiate athletics, the Foundation operated Halls Of Fame for Professional Football, Major League Baseball , Pacific Coast League , Golf , Tennis , Swimming , Auto Racing and Track & Field .1

After Paul Helms' death in 1957, United Savings and Loan became the Helms Foundation's benefactor and when United merged with Citizen Savings Bank in 1973, the Athletic Foundation became known as the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. It was again renamed in 1982 when First Interstate Bank assumed sponsorship for the foundation's final year.

When the Helms Foundation dissolved, its historical holdings were absorbed into the collection of the Amateur Athletic Foundation .


NCAA BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

From 1939, when the NCAA Tournament started, the Helms and NCAA Division I champions were the same, except for 1939-40-44-54 when Oregon, Indiana, Utah, and La Salle respectively won the tournament.


NCAA FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS



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