Bob Kenney

Robert Earl "Bob" Kenney (June 23, 1931 – October 27, 2014)[1] was an All-State basketball player at Winfield High School in Winfield, Kansas as well as an American basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in seven matches.[3] Prior to that, he played for the University of Kansas team.

Bob Kenney
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City Team competition

In 1999, Kenney was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

References

  1. "University of Kansas Athletics". University of Kansas.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Kenney Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  3. "Kenney's killer career qualifies for induction into Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in October". The Winfield Daily Courier. Retrieved October 31, 2015.


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