Bill Wheatley

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Bill Wheatley

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|7|5}}

| birth_place = Gypsum, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|2|5|1909|7|5}}

| death_place = El Cerrito, California, U.S.

| high_school = Kipp (Kipp, Kansas)

| college = Kansas Wesleyan (1927–1931)

| career_position = Guard

| years1 = 1935–1936

| team1 = McPherson Globe Refiners

| years2 = 1936–193?

| team2 = Kansas City Life

| cyears1 = 1946–1948

| cteam1 = Oakland Bittners

| highlights =

• AAU All-American (1936)

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1936 Berlin | Team competition}}

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William John Wheatley (July 5, 1909 – February 5, 1992) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final. He later coached the Salt Lake City entry in American Basketball League of the AAU.

Wheatley died in his El Cerrito, California, home on February 5, 1992, at age 82.{{cite news|title=Obituary for William Wheatley|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57518275/obituary-for-william-wheatley/|newspaper=The Salina Journal|date=February 8, 1992|page=8|via =Newspapers.com|access-date = August 17, 2020}} {{Open access}}