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Skinny Johnson
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1911; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	February 5, 1980 (aged 68); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school	Central (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College	Kansas (1930–1933)
Position	Center
Career history
?–?	Southern Kansas Stage Lines
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American – College Humor ( 1933); AAU National champion (1935); No. 33 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks;
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

William C. "Skinny" Johnson (August 16, 1911 – February 5, 1980) was an American basketball player during the 1930s. As a 6 feet 4 inches (193 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.

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Hall of Fame bio

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v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1977
Players	Elgin Baylor Laddie Gale Skinny Johnson
Coaches	Frank McGuire
Contributors	Tarzan Cooper

Personal information
Born	(1911-08-16)August 16, 1911 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	February 5, 1980(1980-02-05) (aged 68) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school	Central (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College	Kansas (1930–1933)
Position	Center
Career history
?–?	Southern Kansas Stage Lines

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American – College Humor ( 1933) AAU National champion (1935) No. 33 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks


Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006