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141. The Coach, the Man, the Prophet The Coach, the Man, the Prophet December//1945 Biographical article about Forrest Allen, or Phog Allen, 59-year-old coach of the University of Kansas basketball team since 1908 and called "Dean of American Basketball Coaches." Founder of the National...
142. The Fulton Flash The Fulton Flash March-April//1979 Photos and biographical article about Helen Stephens, a "world-famous woman track star" from Fulton, Missouri setting a sprinting world record at the age of 18 in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and coaching...
143. The Kid from Kansas City The Kid from Kansas City October//1946 Illustrations and biographical article about Charles Nichols, or Kid Nichols, 77-year-old "assistant manager of the Pla-Mor bowling alleys" and a former pitcher for the Boston National baseball team starting...
144. The Life and Times of Satchel Paige The Life and Times of Satchel Paige June 9, 1982 Photos and biographical article about Leroy Robert Paige, or Satchel Paige (ca. 1906-1982), a former Negro Leagues star and member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame living much of his life in Kansas...
145. The Lives and History of Black Athletes In Kansas City: Trials & Triumphs The Lives and History of Black Athletes In Kansas City: Trials & Triumphs February/23/2003 Article identified as part of Black History Month and traces the history of African American sports figures in Kansas City. It tells of the racial tensions faced by early athletes, the determination to...
146. The New, Improved Willie Wilson The New, Improved Willie Wilson May//1985 Photos and biographical article about "Kansas City Royals' centerfielder Willie Wilson" and his improved game and attitude following a drug conviction.
147. The Northeast News Second Annual Community Betterment Awards 2001: Sheffield Neighborhood The Northeast News Second Annual Community Betterment Awards 2001: Sheffield Neighborhood April/18/2001 Photo and biographical description of Jerry Morales, founder of the Guadalupe Boxing Club in the Guadalupe Center (in the Sheffield district) about 1992 for keeping area juveniles busy and out of trouble....
148. The Sport Magazine Q & A: Marcus Allen The Sport Magazine Q & A: Marcus Allen October//1994 Photos, interview, and biographical article about Marcus Allen, "one of the NFL's great running backs" and a member of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1994.
149. Three Careers Measure Up Three Careers Measure Up April 2002 Article supporting the induction of Royals second baseman Frank White, University of Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart, and Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram into their sports' respective Halls...
150. Town Squire Interview: Willie Wilson Town Squire Interview: Willie Wilson April//1980 Photos, interview, and biographical article about Willie Wilson, centerfielder for the Kansas City Royals baseball team
151. Track Meet Track Meet circa 1920s-1930s Eleven young men, possibly in high school, begin what appears to be a sprint or relay at a track meet. Spectators surround the athletes. One athlete has the letter "c" or "e" on his uniform. Another has...
152. Vern Claiborne Thrives on Challenges Vern Claiborne Thrives on Challenges July//1976 Biographical article about Vern Claiborne, president of the National Fire-Chem Co." and former professional baseball player and soldier stationed in Europe. Description of his varying pursuits, including...
153. We Lost Satchel We Lost Satchel June 9, 1982 Photo and obituary article about Leroy Robert Paige, or Satchel Paige (ca. 1906-1982), "a man who moved from the obscurity of the old Negro baseball leagues and into major league baseball's Hall of Fame,"...
154. What It's Like to Be Married to Handsome Lou! What It's Like to Be Married to Handsome Lou! May//1970 Photos and biographical article about Lou Piniella, Rookie of the Year for the Kansas City Royals baseball team, and his wife Anita Piniella.
155. William H. H. Piatt, 91: Lawyer Was a Famed Athlete at K. U. William H. H. Piatt, 91: Lawyer Was a Famed Athlete at K. U. October/29/1959 Obituary for "William Henry Harrison Piatt [or William Piatt], 91, Kansas City lawyer and famed University of Kansas football player" from 1891 to 1895, dying on October 28, 1959 at his home at 3522 Walnut...
156. William Powell Obituary William Powell Obituary July/9/1971 Photo and obituary for William Powell, "a well known sports figure" dying at the age of 63 in 1971. Born in Illinois and raised in Kansas City before becoming a Westport High School track star and "owner...
157. Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain File contains several articles with photos about Wilt Chamberlain, the prominent basketball player who attended the University of Kansas in the 1950s before enjoying a record-setting professional basketball...
158. Young Guns Young Guns March//1991 Photo and bio of Dr. Chris Barnthouse, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician for the Kansas City Chiefs football team and other athletes, partially trained at Harvard Medical School.