Lienhard, Bill
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| Birthname | William Barner Lienhard | ||||
| born on | 14 January 1930 at 07:55 (= 07:55 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Slaton, Texas, 33n26, 101w39 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   23°42'   18°39 Asc. 23°33'
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Biography
American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the team event.
Bill Lienhard went to college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the 1952 NCAA Champion basketball team. He was then part of the American Olympic basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played a total of five matches during the Summer Games in Helsinki. After the Olympics, he joined the Air Force, where he continued to play basketball. Upon leaving the Air Force, he retired from the sport and lived as a banker in Kansas.
Bill Lienhard died on 8 February 2022 at the age of 92.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Freiberger, Marc (born 27 November 1928). Notes: Members of USA men's basketball team, 1952 Olympics
- associate relationship with Lovellette, Clyde (born 7 September 1929). Notes: Members of USA men's basketball team, 1952 Olympics
- associate relationship with Sports: 1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki (born 19 July 1952). Notes: Gold medal, Basketball team, USA
- associate relationship with Williams, Howie (born 29 October 1927). Notes: Members of USA men's basketball team, 1952 Olympics
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Texas archives. His twin brother, James Albert Leinhart, was born on the same day at 8:23 AM.
Categories
- Personal : Birth : Twin, triplet, etc. (1st born of male twins)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 92)
- Vocation : Sports : Basketball
- Notable : Awards : Olympics (Gold medal, Basketball team competition)
