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Bill Lienhard

1930 - 2022

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William Barner Lienhard (January 14, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lienhard was born in Slaton, Texas. He 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Lienhard is the 332nd most popular basketball player (up from 402nd in 2019), the 12,189th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,193rd in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Bill Lienhard ranks 332 out of 1,757Before him are Peja Stojaković, Nikola Mirotić, Dennis Schröder, Boban Marjanović, Shawn Kemp, and Jorge Garbajosa. After him are Jānis Timma, James Johnson, Michael Cooper, Harry Gallatin, Nando de Colo, and Jeremy Lin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bill Lienhard ranks 599Before him are Lorraine Hansberry, Lajos Für, John Landy, Earl Hooker, Norman Johnson, and Ivy Dumont. After him are Troy Ruttman, Jerry Vale, M. Balamuralikrishna, Sammy Baird, John Arden, and Annie Ross. Among people deceased in 2022, Bill Lienhard ranks 621Before him are Hilarion Kapral, Nina Rocheva, Anthony Johnson, Don Young, Albert Pobor, and Josephine Tewson. After him are Nel Noddings, Ludwik Dorn, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marietta Giannakou, Oleg Mityaev, and Vin Scully.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Lienhard ranks 12,192 out of 20,380Before him are T.I. (1980), Ollan Cassell (1937), Maggie Siff (1974), Jack Harlow (1998), Michael Clarke (1946), and Paul Sereno (1957). After him are Tito Santana (1953), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), Dave Williams (1972), Gregory Harrison (1950), and James Gentle (1904).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Bill Lienhard ranks 188Before him are Alonzo Mourning (1970), Bob Kenney (1931), Duane Swanson (1913), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Rick Adelman (1946), and Shawn Kemp (1969). After him are James Johnson (1987), Michael Cooper (1956), Harry Gallatin (1927), Jeremy Lin (1988), Tim Hardaway (1966), and Robert Horry (1970).