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INDUCTEES

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THE HALL OF FAMERS

The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame inductees are more than just impressive athletes. Our inductees have molded Kansas sports to what it is today. All of our inductees have accomplished amazing feats that many athletes will never be able to beat. Every year we select the “best of the best” to be inducted into our Hall of Fame.

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All of our inductees were either born in Kansas, made their career in Kansas, and/or contributed to amateur or professional sports in Kansas at the time of induction. You can find your favorite athlete, coach or team by browsing our inductee list. We have listed their background, some pictures and tidbits about their life.

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If you would like to nominate an individual, please fill out the nomination form below and email Richard Konzem richard@kshof.org.

NOMINATION
FORM

Do you know someone who you think deserves to be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame? Nominate them now!

INDUCTEES BY CLASS

INDUCTEES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

INDUCTEES BY LOCATION

Inductees in
Alphabetical Order

A

Johnny Adams (1961)

Michael Ahearn (1961)

David Allen (2018)

Forrest "Phog" Allen (1961)

Lucius Allen (2004)

Tammy Thomas Ammons (2019)

Teri Anderson (2003)

Steve Anson (2016)

Elden Auker (1969)

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B

Thane Baker (1973)

Jesse Barnes (2009)

Ernie Barrett (1996)

Roger Barta (2014)

Bill Bates (1961)

Jim Bausch (1961)

Terry Beeson (2015)

Kym Carter Begel (2021)

Judy Bell (2001)

Mike Bell (2013)

Gary Bender (2008)

Ken Berry (2015)

Dave Bingham (2024)

Michael Bishop (2012)

Gene Bissell (2019)

Charlie Black (2004)

Rolando Blackman (1998)

Casey Blake (2021)

Bob Boozer (1996)

B.H. "Bert" Born (1999)

Clint Bowyer (2022)

Jill Larson Bradney (2023)

Bob Brannum (2013)

George Brett (2017)

Bill Bridges (2016)

Chuck Broyles (2013)

Angela Buckner (2018)

Kurt Budke (2012)

Ed Buller (2000)

Tracy Bunge (2015)

Dale Burnett (1975)

Kristi Kloster Burritt (2017)

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C

​Don Calhoun (2009)

John Camien (2011)

Lisa Carey (2010)

Vance Carlson (2003)

Emily Bloss Carpenter (2022)

Antoine Carr (2005)

Gary Carrier (2007)

Joe Carter (2000)

Wilt Chamberlain (1997)

Bob Chipman (2019)

Tara Halloway Churchill (2022)

Fred Clarke (1963)

Rich Clarkson (2007)

Ken Cochran (2005)

Paul Coffman (2015)

Jim Colbert (1998)

Nick Collison (2019)

Lauren Goehring Cost (2019)

Orlis Cox (2009)

Nolan Cromwell (1996)

Glenn Cunningham (1961)

Tara Nott Cunningham (2010)

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D

Eldon Danenhauer (2002)

Darren Daulton (2006)

Bob Davis (2016)

Les Davis (2008)

Elwood "Bingo" DeMoss (2022)

Kathy Devine (2002)

Lynn Dickey (1997)

Murry Dickson (2004)

Tamecka Dixon (2016)

DeLoss Dodds (2014)

Bill Dotson (2016)

Heather Leverington Dotterer (2021)

Charles "Goose" Doughty (2017)

Melvin Douglas (2007)

Bobby Douglass (2006)

Matthew "Chic" Downing (2015)

Darren Dreifort (2007)

Raymond "Hap" Dumont (1975)

Brice Durbin (2005)

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E

Bill Easton (2005)

Paul Endacott (2009)

Howard Engleman (2006)

Harold Ensley (2005)

Fred Etchen (1961)

Mike Evans (2005)

Ray Evans (1972)

S. Dean Evans (1977)

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F

Max Falkenstien (2001)

Jeff Farrell (2001)

Buff Farrow (2018)

Al Feuerbach (2002)

Natasha Matson Fife (2006)

Galen Fiss (2017)

Dick Foster (2004)

Catherine Fox (2006)

Al Frame (2017)

Dennis Franchione (2017)

Alex Francis (1996)

Sam Francis (2003)

Jay Frazier (2003)

Bob Frederick (2011)

Bill Freeman (2014)

Steve Fritz (2021)

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G

Kendall Gammon (2022)

Jack Gardner (2000)

Priscilla Gary-Sweeney (2017)

Drew Gooden (2021)

Ralph Graham (1972)

Martín Gramática (2013)

Maurice Greene (2007)

Adrian Griffin (2021)

Steve Grogan (1999)

Paul "Busch" Gross (2005)

Bill Guthridge (2005)

Don Gutteridge (2007)

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H

Elmer Hackney (2003)

John Hadl (1976)

Ray Hahn (2005)

Dale Hall (2004)

Bill Hargiss (1961)

Linda Hargrove (2007)

Dick Harp (2011)

Kenny Harrison (2015)

Jack Hartman (1990)

Scott Hastings (2019)

Ward Haylett (1963)

Don Heinkel (2011)

Jim Helmer (2018)

Gwinn Henry (2009)

Steve Henson (2009)

Bob Hentzen (2005)

Charlie Hoag (2014)

Bill Hougland (2006)

Ralph Houk (1977)

Scott Huffman (2016)

Anna Seaton Huntington (2010)

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J

Warren Jabali (2019)

Bill James (2022)

Iva Pembridge Jarvis (1961)

David Jaynes (2012)

Willie Jeffries (2011)

Russ Jewett (2023)

Gene Johnson (2004)

Lynbert "Cheese" Johnson (2023)

Oscar "Heavy" Johnson (2023)

Walter Johnson (1961)

Darryl Jones (2018)

Grier Jones (2010)

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K

Arthur Kahler (1974)

Ewing Kauffman (2018)

Gene Keady (2007)

Al Kelley (2013)

Dean Kelley (2017)

Brent Kemnitz (2023)

Bert Kennedy (1974)

Bob Kenney (2013)

Ted Kessinger (2005)

Jerry Kill (2016)

Kermit King (2002)

Fritz Knorr (1974)

Dick Knostman (2008)

Bill Koch (2004)

Laurie Koehn (2018)

Ed Kriwiel (2004)

Lon Kruger (1999)

Lonnie Kruse (2015)

John Kuck (1961)

Erik Kynard, Jr (2024)

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L

Raef LaFrentz (2011)

John Lance (1963)

Adam LaRoche (2018)

Shalee Lehning (2015)

John Levi (1975)

John Levra (2017)

Bill Lienhard (2013)

Paul Lindblad (2008)

Frank Lindley (2004)

Ad Lindsey (1975)

Melvin Lister III (2024)

Emil Liston (1961)

Don Lock (2017)

John Locke (1999)

Christie Allen Logue (2023)

Dutch Lonborg (1973)

Clyde Lovellette (1996)

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M

Ken Mahoney (2009)

Mark Mangino (2024)

Danny Manning (1996)

Harold Manning (2012)

John Mason (2009)

Gene Mauch (2004)

Caroline Bruce McAndrew (2014)

Deandra McBride (2016)

Jerry McCarty (2017)

Curtis McClinton (2003)

Mike McCormack (2001)

Xavier McDaniel (2006)

John McLendon (2004)

Harold "Jug" McSpaden (2023)

Peter Mehringer (2004)

Tom Meier (2019)

Jaime Mendez III (2016)

Ralph Miller (1975)

Billy Mills (1973)

Jack Mitchell (2006)

Billie Moore (1998)

Ronald Moore (2008)

Brian Moorman (2015)

Troy Morrell (2015)

Bill Morris (2021)

Bill Morse (2006)

Ray Mueller (2023)

Margaret Thompson Murdock (2007)

Willie Murrell (2012)

Sandra Myers (1996)

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N

James Naismith (1961)

Ed Nealy (2014)

Dev Nelson (1998)

Jesse Nelson (2022)

Jordy Nelson (2021)

Ron Neugent (2024)

Terence Newman (2021)

Bill Nieder (1961)

Ralph Nolan (2004)

Lafayette Norwood (2016)

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O

Al Oerter (1976)

Nicole Ohlde (2013)

John Outland (1961)

Ted Owens (2009)

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P

Jack Parr (2005)

​Harold Patterson (2009)

Mike Pelfrey (2019)

Dick Peters (1977)

John Peterson (2002)

Willie Pless (2010)

Ted Power (2023)

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Q

Richard Quick (2010)

Ernie Quigley (1961)

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R

Kelly Rankin (2024)

John Ravenscroft (2005)

Steve Renko (2010)

Charlie Richard (2006)

Deb Richard (2008)

John Riggins (1999)

Gerald Roberts (1961)

Ken Roberts (2009)

Nate Robertson (2019)

Dave Robisch (2008)

Myron Roderick (2004)

Kim Roentved (2023)

Adolph Rupp (1973)

Bill Russell (2005)

Scott Russell (2024)

Jim Ryun (1977)

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S

Ray Sadecki (2010)

Archie San Romani (2004)

Barry Sanders (1998)

Dick Sanders (2015)

Wes Santee (2004)

Kevin Saunders (2024)

Gale Sayers (1976)

Elmer Schaake (1972)

Arthur Schabinger (1963)

Ernest Schmidt (2002)

Otto Schnellbacher (1972)

Clarence Scott (2018)

Linwood Sexton (2001)

Brian Shay (2002)

Will Shields (2024)

Walt Shublom (1990)

Wayne Simien (2012)

Mark Simoneau (2011)

Austra Skujyte (2016)

Fred Slaughter (2019)

Ron Slaymaker (2002)

Carnie Smith (2002)

Chuck Smith (2018)

Dean Smith (1996)

Janell Smith (2009)

Marilynn Smith (2000)

Bill Snyder (2006)

David Snyder (2012)

Sean Snyder (2024)

Gary Spani (2004)

Daryl Spencer (2004)

Darren Sproles (2021)

Bud Stallworth (2012

Dave Stallworth (1997)

Gene Stephenson (2014)

Phil Stephenson (2008)

Evan Stevens (1963)

Jackie Stiles (2007)

Brenda Stolle (2012)

Eddie Sutton (2009)

George Sweatt (2016)

Ken Swenson (2009)

Veryl Switzer (1990)

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T

Steve Tasker (2005)

Luther Taylor (2006)

Ralph Terry (2008)

E.A. Thomas (1961)

Bill Tidwell (2014)

Bob Timmons (2001)

Joe Tinker (2004)

George Toma (2022)

Mike Torrez (2008)

Gerald Tucker (2010)

Mark Turgeon (2024)

Roy Turner (2019)

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U

Otto Unruh (2006)

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V

Gordon Vadakin (2022)

Darnell Valentine (2003)

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W

Sara Lungren Walkup (2023)

Marian Washington (2006)

Tom Watson (1990)

Jerry Waugh (2017)

Mitch Webster (2018)

Kendra Wecker (2011)

Garfield Weede (1961)

Fran Welch (1973)

Joan Wells (2010)

Louis "Rabbit" Weller (1977)

Walt Wesley (2014)

Ron West (2011)

Jo Jo White (1997)

Annette Wiles (2024)

Jess Willard (1961)

Chuckie Williams (2014)

Roy Williams (2022)

Kamerion Wimbley (2019)

Fred "Tex" Winter (1997)

"Smoky" Joe Wood (2010)

Lynette Woodard (1990)

Al Woolard (2003)

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Z

John Zook (2007)

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