Bill Johnson
From Hoopedia
William C. "Skinny" Johnson (August 16, 1911 – February 5, 1980) was a well-known 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 letter winner under coach Phog Allen. He was named First-Team Big 6 Conference twice (1932, 1933) as well as Second-Team Big 6 Conference (1931) once.
During the 1930s he played amateur basketball with several AAU teams. In 1934 he led the Southern Kansas State Line to third-place in the AAU national tournament.
He briefly coached collegiate basketball at Cleveland Chiropractic College (1937) as well.
On May 2, 1977, Johnson was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.
