Skinny Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Skinny Johnson

American basketball player-coach

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1911

Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1980

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William C.
"Skinny" Johnson (August 16, 1911 – February 5, 1980) was an American basketball player during the 1930s.
As a 6-4 (192 cm) center Johnson was among the tallest players of his time.
The Oklahoma City native attended the University of Kansas (1929–33), where he was a three-year letterwinner under coach Phog Allen.
He was named First-Team Big Six Conference 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 Cleveland Chiropractic College (1937) in Kansas City, Missouri as well.
On May 2, 1977, Johnson was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.