Bill Hougland | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1930 |
Birth Place: | Caldwell, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
High School: | Beloit (Beloit, Kansas) |
College: | Kansas (1949–1952) |
Draft Year: | 1952 |
Years1: | 1952–1958 |
Team1: | Phillips 66ers |
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William Marion Hougland (June 20, 1930 – March 6, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also a member of the Kansas Jayhawks' 1952 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship team.
He was a member of the 1952 American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played all eight matches.He played for the Phillips 66ers in the National Industrial Basketball League. He won his second gold medal as part of the 1956 American Olympic team.
Hougland died on March 6, 2017, in Lawrence, Kansas, aged 86.[2]