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william barner lienhard slaton , texas , u.s. lightsteelblue january 14 , 1930 bill lienhard
 bill lienhard
bill lienhard

william barner `` bill '' lienhard -lrb- born january 14 , 1930 -rrb- was an american basketball player who competed in the 1952 summer olympics .
bill 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 .
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 .
