Personal information | |
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Born | Yonkers, New York, U.S. | December 17, 1894
Died | January 4, 1966 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
College | Yale (1914–1918) |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1920–1921 | Fordham |
1921–1922 | Yale |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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) |