What is Bill Lienhard?
'''William Barner Lienhard''' (January 14, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American [[basketball]] player. He competed in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], winning a gold medal. Lienhard was born in [[Slaton, Texas]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/bill-lienhard-1.html |title=Bill Lienhard |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131181915/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/bill-lienhard-1.html |archivedate=January 31, 2012 |df= }}</ref> Lienhard died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/hawk-zone/2022/02/09/bill-lienhard-kansas-basketball-1952-national-champions-ku-team-dies/6727517001/|title=Bill Lienhard, former Kansas men's basketball player and 1952 national champion, dies at 92|work=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]|first=Jordan|last=Guskey|date=9 February 2022|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lienhard, Bill}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]] [[Category:American basketball players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Texas]] [[Category:People from Lubbock, Texas]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}