WICHITA, Kan. — The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2020. The 10-member class includes a Jayhawk and four Wildcats.
The class is headlined by Olathe North graduate Darren Sproles, a Kansas State football All-American selection and 14-year NFL veteran who just retired from the league.
Also on the marquee is fellow Wildcats football star Jordy Nelson, another former All-American selection and 11-year NFL veteran, who also recently retired from the NFL. Nelson is from Leonardville, Kansas, and went to Riley County High School.
Salina's Terence Newman played football at K-State, was an All-American and played in the NFL for 15 years.
Drew Gooden isn't from Kansas, but he did play at KU and led the Jayhawks to the 2002 Final Four before a 14-year NBA career.
Other inductees include: five-time NCAA track and field All-American and Olympic heptathlete, Kym Carter Begel from Wichita; three-time Wichita State baseball All-American selection and thirteen-year MLB veteran, Casey Blake; five-time shot put national champion at Emporia State and seven-time All-American, Heather Leverington Dotterer from Rosalia; two-time K-State track All-American selection and Olympian in the decathlon, Steve Fritz from Gypsum; two-time All-Big East basketball selection and nine-year NBA veteran, Adrian Griffin from Wichita; champion skeet shooter and 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in men’s trapshooting, Bill Morris from Russell;
The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, October4, 2020, at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas.
