
KS Sports HoF
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The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame is an organization dedicated to preserving the history of Kansas sports and honoring those that have contributed to that history.
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May 31, 1985 NFL WR Jordy Nelson is born Nelson attended high school at Riley County and was a star at Kansas State Nelson won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers He was inducted into the KS Sports HoF in 2021 RCHS Falcons K-State Players The Kansas State Fan



June 11, 2016 Claflin High School graduate Jackie Stiles is inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Stiles enjoyed record-breaking careers at the high school and college levels before being named Rookie of the Year in the WNBA KS Sports HoF


June 14, 1949 Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle makes his pro baseball debut at Katy Park in Chanute, Kan. Mantle, playing SS for the Independence Yankees, went 2-for-4 against the Chanute Athletics He had a HOF career with the NY #Yankees SEK Sports SABR Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame




Our countdown to the Aug. 2, KSHF induction ceremony spotlights Larry Brown. A Pittsburgh native, Brown attended Dodge City CC & K-State Football. Tickets for the 10 a.m., ceremony followed by a lunch at the Washburn University Union in Topeka available at kshof.org.


June 22, 1947 NFL QB Bobby Douglass is born in Manhattan Douglass, who attended El Dorado HS and KU, played from 1969-78 for the #Bears, #Chargers, #Saints and #Packers A great running QB, he rushed for 968 yds and 8 TDs with the Bears in 1972 KS Sports HoF



A name baseball fans don't know well enough is Bingo DeMoss In 1952, experts picked the Topeka native as the 2nd best second baseman in Negro Leagues Baseball history That means he's one of the best 2Bs in baseball history Bob Kendrick Phil S. Dixon KS Sports HoF Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame



June 30, 1938 Olympic distance runner Billy Mills is born Mills attended high school at Haskell in Lawrence and competed in college at KU Won gold in the 10,000m at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo Inducted in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and the KS Sports HoF



July 1, 1920 Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson tosses a no-hitter as the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 The Humboldt native struck out 10 Boston’s Harry Hooper reached on an error in the 7th to break up the perfect game KS Sports HoF SEK Sports Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame


Thanks to RobHughesTV for sharing the story of Clifford Wiley, one of America’s greatest sprinters. Tickets for the KS Sports HoF induction at KSHOF.org Kansas Track & Field x Cross Country Richard Konzem Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Sports Chronicles Kansas Pregame Sports in Kansas

Join us Aug. 2 in Topeka to induct Coach Randall and nine other outstanding representatives of Kansas. Tickets available at KSHOF.org Richard Konzem Kansas Sports Chronicles Sports in Kansas Kansas Pregame Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame K-State Athletics K-State K-State Baseball

Our next honoree for induction to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame is Mark Mangino. He joins nine other sports personalities who will be inducted Aug. 2 at the Washburn University Union Ballroom in Topeka. Tickets are available at kshof.org
