Bob Kenney

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

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.

In 1999, Kenney was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame [1]

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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