KS Sports HoF

On tomorrow's show... - Delaney Childs - @AD_Nickerson track & field - @EvanTrostle - Nickerson track & field - @PaskeKSHSAA - @KSHSAA Covered - Brenda Dahl - @sfthscharger 🥎 - @JeffBollig - @kshof - Regan Kueker - @WamegoGolf - @paigethexton3 - @FHSU_Softball (@GBHSsoftball)

April 6, 1926: Kansas State athletics broadcaster Dev Nelson is born in Marquette, KS. Nelson served as the Voice of the Wildcats for 25 years. He died in 1993. @BoscoesBoys

March 31, 1931 College football coaching legend Knute Rockne died in a plane crash near Bazaar, KS The iconic coach led Notre Dame to 3 national championships A memorial stands near the site of the plane crash that killed Rockne and 7 others @kshof @NDFootball

March 29, 1956 NFL TE Paul Coffman is born The Chase High School and Kansas State product played 11 years in the NFL, including 8 seasons for the Green Bay Packers Named to 3 Pro Bowls and was inducted into the @kshof in 2015 @packers @BoscoesBoys

March 25, 1916 Boxer Jess Willard, who was born in Kansas, defends his heavyweight title with a win over Frank Moran at Madison Square Garden in NY Willard, who was known as the Pottawatomie Giant, is in the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the @kshof He died in 1968

March 23, 1971 College football coach Troy Morrell is born Morrell was an all-state OL at Buhler HSHe was the head coach at Butler CC, leading the team to a 154-22 record and 3 national championships He was inducted into the @kshof in 2015

I'm Team Barry on this one. #BarryVsBear @BarrySanders @natebargatze @kshof @joerogan youtube.com/shorts/JNRFDf2…

On tomorrow's show... - @King__2026 - @SMWsports - Josh Regan - @FSTigerBaseball - @jimmisunas - @GB_Tribune - Tyler Ryan - @AndaleTandF - @JeffBollig - @kshof - Chloe Parker - @TheNeoshoWay (@rivertonrams)

March 17, 1871: College football legend John Outland is born in Hesper, Kan. The Outland Trophy, which is given annually to college football’s best interior lineman, is named after him. Outland died in 1947. @kshof

March 18, 1889 Negro Leagues Baseball pitcher Frank Wickware is born in Girard, KS A top pitcher from 1910-20 Inducted into the @ksbaseballhof in 2012 It had been long reported that Wickware was born in 1888, but research shows it was 1889 @nlbmprez @kshof

March 18, 1976 Ted Power set a K-State single-game record with 19 strikeouts against Wayne State Power, who still holds the single-season mark with 99 Ks, spent 13 years in the Major Leagues, playing for the Dodgers, Reds, Royals, Cardinals, Pirates and Indians @kshof

March 12, 1936 College basketball coach Eddie Sutton is born in Bucklin, KS He graduated from Bucklin HS in 1954 and played for Oklahoma St Won more than 800 games as a coach for Oklahoma St, Kentucky, Arkansas and others Inducted into the @kshof in 2009. He died in 2020

March 9, 1941: Pro golfer Jim Colbert is born. The Kansas State graduate earned eight PGA Tour wins over his career. He was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. @kshof

March 8, 1912 MLB C Ray Mueller is born in Pittsburg, KS Nicknamed the Iron Man, Mueller caught 233 consecutive games for the Cincinnati Reds He was an All-Star and finished 7th in the NL MVP vote in 1944 @kshof @ksbaseballhof @SEK_Sports

March 5, 1897 MLB P Virgil Barnes is born in Ontario, KS Barnes pitched 9 seasons in the majors and in the 1923 and 1924 World Series with the NY Giants In 1924, he was 16-10 with a 3.06 ERA He died in 1958 and is buried in the Holton Cemetery @kshof @ksbaseballhof

How great was Semi Ojeleye @semi at Ottawa High School? Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Jeff Bollig @JeffBollig talked about Semi and his Kansas record, 2,763 career points. @kshof @OHSActivities Watch the interview on YouTube⬇️ youtu.be/dBeKqd1bvvk?si…

Feb. 28, 1931 -- College basketball coaching legend Dean Smith is born in Emporia, Kan. Smith played at Topeka High and KU before leading North Carolina to 879 wins and two national championships. He died in 2015 @kshof

Feb. 26, 1959 -- Former K-State and Dallas Mavericks star Rolando Blackman is born. He was the Big Eight Player of the Year in 1980 and a 4-time NBA All-Star. @BoscoesBoys @kstatesports @kshof

Feb. 25, 1970: Professional bowler Chris Barnes is born in Topeka. The Topeka High grad is a member of the PBA Hall of Fame. @kshof