About Bill Kajikawa
Lived 1912 – 2010 (aged 97). Bill Kajikawa was an American basketball coach.
William Masao Kajikawa (September 6, 1912 – February 12, 2010) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Arizona State University from 1949 to 1957, compiling a record of 88–131, and the school's head baseball coach from 1946 to 1952, tallying a mark of 57–70. Kajikawa was also an assistant and freshmen football coach at Arizona State between 1937 and 1978.
Kajikawa attended Phoenix Union High School and played college football at Arizona State. During World War II Kajikawa was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Kajikawa died on February 12, 2010. The football practice field on the Arizona State Tempe campus is named after him.
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Who was Bill Kajikawa?
American basketball player-coach
When was Bill Kajikawa born?
Bill Kajikawa was born on 6 September 1912.
When did Bill Kajikawa die?
Bill Kajikawa died on 15 February 2010.
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Bill Kajikawa was a basketball coach.
What nationality was Bill Kajikawa?
Bill Kajikawa was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Kajikawa. https://biography.guide/bill-kajikawa/
MLA: "Bill Kajikawa." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bill-kajikawa/.
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