Bill Kinner

Bill Kinner

Personal information
Born	(1914-06-13)June 13, 1914 Colorado
Died	July 5, 1997(1997-07-05)(aged 83) Utah
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Ogden(Ogden, Utah)
College	Utah(1931–1936)
Position	Center
Career highlights and awards
4× All-RMAC ConsensusAll-American(1936) Third-team All-American –Converse(1935)

William J. Kinner(June 13, 1914 – July 5, 1997) was an American basketball player who starred at theUniversity of Utahin the 1930s. He was a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)centerwho played between 1931–32 and 1935–36. Kinner was selected to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferenceall four seasons, and he scored over 1,000 career points for theUtes.As ajuniorin 1934–35,Conversenamed him to theirAll-AmericaThird Team, and as aseniorthe following year, Kinner was voted as aconsensus All-American.

In 1997, Kinner was inducted into the University of Utah Athletics Hall of Fame. Then in 2008, fans voted him as one of the best 16 players in school history, which honored him as part of Utah's "All-Century" team.

References

1. "1935–36 Season Summary".sports-reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedJanuary 29,2011.
2. Sorensen, Mike (February 13, 2008)."Sweet 16: All-Century team part of the celebration of Utah's 100th basketball season".Deseret News.RetrievedJanuary 29,2011.
3. "Crimson Club Hall of Fame Inductees".crimsonclub.utah.edu.University of Utah. Archived fromthe originalon February 10, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 29,2011.
4. Read, Eddie (March 3, 1936),"The Sports Panorama",The Arcadia Daily Tribune,p. 2,retrievedJanuary 29,2011
5. "Kinner and Hunt Ace Scholars",The Deseret News,p. 17, April 23, 1936,retrievedJanuary 29,2011
6. "Cougars Face Utes in Final Desperate Effort",The Deseret News,p. 10, February 11, 1936,retrievedJanuary 29,2011