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William Barner “Bill” Lienhard

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William Barner “Bill” Lienhard

Birth
Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Death
8 Feb 2022 (aged 92)
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
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Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Olympic Basketball Player. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in which the team distinguished themselves by winning the Gold medal. He was part of the 1952 University of Kansas team that won the NCAA Championship that year. After the 1952 Olympics he joined the United States Air Force, where he also played. After leaving the Air Force he became a banker in Kansas. He is a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame and received the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame's "Pride of Kansas" Award in 2012.
Olympic Basketball Player. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in which the team distinguished themselves by winning the Gold medal. He was part of the 1952 University of Kansas team that won the NCAA Championship that year. After the 1952 Olympics he joined the United States Air Force, where he also played. After leaving the Air Force he became a banker in Kansas. He is a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame and received the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame's "Pride of Kansas" Award in 2012.

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  • Originally Created by: Alan
  • Added: Feb 9, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236618939/william_barner-lienhard: accessed ), memorial page for William Barner “Bill” Lienhard (14 Jan 1930–8 Feb 2022), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236618939, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.