Orson Kinney

Orson Kinney
Personal information
Born	December 17, 1894; Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1966 (aged 71); Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
College	Yale (1914–1918)
Position	Forward
Career history
As coach:
1920–1921	Fordham
1921–1922	Yale
Career highlights and awards
	Helms All-American (1917); First-team all-EIBL (1917); 2× second-team all-EIBL (1915, 1916);

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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

^ ^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.

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[hoopedia-1] "Ivy League". All-Time Conference Teams. Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[ivy-2] "Ivy League Basketball All-Americans". Ivy League. 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[3] "Gilmore Kinney '07". p. 774. The Yale Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[bbr-4] "Orson Kinney Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[crescent-5] 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.

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