William C. "Skinny" Johnson (August 16, 1911 – February 5, 1980) was an American

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player during the 1930s. As a 6-4 (192 cm)

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Johnson was among the tallest players of his time. The

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native attended the

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(1929–33), where he was a three-year

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under

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Phog Allen Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American basketball coach. Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching,"Big Six Conference The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Associat ...

twice (1932, 1933) as well as Second-Team Big Six Conference (1931) once. During the 1930s he played amateur basketball with several AAU teams. He briefly coached collegiate basketball at

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(1937) in Kansas City, Missouri as well. On May 2, 1977, Johnson was inducted to the

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as a player.

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Hall of Fame bio
1911 births 1980 deaths All-American college men's basketball players Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Oklahoma Basketball players from Oklahoma Centers (basketball) Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Oklahoma City American men's basketball players {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub