Orson Alonzo Kinney (December 12, 1894 – January 4, 1966) was an American basketball player and coach known for his collegiate playing career at Yale University in the 1910s.[1] He led the Bulldogs to two Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) championships in 1914–15 and 1916–17 and led the league in scoring in 1915–16 and 1916–17.[1][2] As a junior in 1916–17 Kinney was named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Orson Kinney was also the younger brother of Gilmore Kinney, another Yale basketball star who was the collegiate national player of the year in 1906–07.[3]
Kinney became the head coach of two programs following graduation – Fordham University and Yale University.[4][5] While coaching Fordham he also played the Crescent Athletic Club.[5]
^ abParrott, Harold (December 11, 1931). "Good Fives Not New to Indians or Crescent A.C." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 34. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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orson, kinney, orson, alonzo, kinney, december, 1894, january, 1966, american, basketball, player, coach, known, collegiate, playing, career, yale, university, 1910s, bulldogs, eastern, intercollegiate, basketball, league, eibl, championships, 1914, 1916, leag. Orson Alonzo Kinney December 12 1894 January 4 1966 was an American basketball player and coach known for his collegiate playing career at Yale University in the 1910s 1 He led the Bulldogs to two Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League EIBL championships in 1914 15 and 1916 17 and led the league in scoring in 1915 16 and 1916 17 1 2 As a junior in 1916 17 Kinney was named an All American by the Helms Athletic Foundation 2 Orson Kinney was also the younger brother of Gilmore Kinney another Yale basketball star who was the collegiate national player of the year in 1906 07 3 Orson KinneyPersonal informationBorn 1894 12 17 December 17 1894Yonkers New York U S DiedJanuary 4 1966 1966 01 04 aged 71 Dayton Ohio U S NationalityAmericanCareer informationCollegeYale 1914 1918 PositionForwardCareer historyAs coach 1920 1921Fordham1921 1922YaleCareer highlights and awardsHelms All American 1917 First team all EIBL 1917 2 second team all EIBL 1915 1916 Kinney became the head coach of two programs following graduation Fordham University and Yale University 4 5 While coaching Fordham he also played the Crescent Athletic Club 5 Head coaching record editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Fordham Rams Independent 1920 1921 1920 21 Fordham 15 9 Fordham 15 9 625 Yale Bulldogs Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League 1921 1922 1921 22 Yale 6 21 1 9 6th Yale 6 21 222 1 9 100 Total 21 30 412 References edit a b Ivy League All Time Conference Teams Hoopedia 2010 Retrieved February 16 2015 a b Ivy League Basketball All Americans Ivy League 2015 Archived from the original on December 14 2013 Retrieved February 16 2015 Gilmore Kinney 07 p 774 The Yale Alumni Weekly Retrieved February 16 2015 Orson Kinney Coaching Record sports reference com Sports Reference LLC 2015 Retrieved February 16 2015 a b Parrott Harold December 11 1931 Good Fives Not New to Indians or Crescent A C Brooklyn Daily Eagle p 34 Retrieved February 16 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orson Kinney amp oldid 1146630237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
