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41. Triumphant Return for Gymnast Triumphant Return for Gymnast October 14, 2004 Terin Humphrey performed during the T. J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions at Kemper Arena. Humphrey won the silver medal on the bars in the 2004 Olympics.
42. Tribute to a Jurist: Judge Henwood Diligent on Bench and Loyal Tiger Fan Tribute to a Jurist: Judge Henwood Diligent on Bench and Loyal Tiger Fan January/7/1956 Tribute to Judge Berryman Henwood, a Missouri State Supreme Court judge born in Hannibal, Missouri, in 1881 and becoming city attorney there before moving to Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1927 as a lawyer...
43. Track Runners at Finish Line Track Runners at Finish Line circa 1920s-1930s Track runners at finish line surrounded by spectators. The racer in the lead has the letters "TKT" on his uniform.
44. Town Topic: Let Kansas City Be Kansas City Town Topic: Let Kansas City Be Kansas City December 2000 Comprehensive article about the need for a more "organic" approach to urban planning in Kansas City, based on "things that people actually do in this town, instead of the 'build it and they will come,'...
45. Tom Watson Tom Watson 2001 Photos and highlights of the sports career of Tom Watson, a an internationally prominent golf player born in Kansas City in 1949 and raised here.
46. Time Out: Bad, Bad, Bad Boy Brown Time Out: Bad, Bad, Bad Boy Brown December 1979 Biography of Bad Boy Brown, a professional wrestler of the 1930s-1950s, later a taxi cab driver. Discussion of relations with black fans and boxing foes, such as Max Baer and Primo Carnera.
47. Through The Decades Through The Decades November 25, 2007 Annotated chart of the scores of the Kansas-Missouri football games for each year beginning 1891 to 2007.
48. 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...
49. Those Were the Days for KC Those Were the Days for KC July 1, 2012 Retrospective article on the impact of Kansas City's professional sports teams of the 1970s. In 1974, Kansas City was one of nine cities in the U.S. with franchises in professional football (the Chiefs),...
50. This Hurts So Good This Hurts So Good The Kansas City Tribe is a semi-professional tackle football team in Kansas City, Missouri, affliated with the Independent Women’s Football League. The team plays eight regular-season games and travels...
51. They Bonded By Watching Wrestling They Bonded By Watching Wrestling October 1, 2006 Feature on wrestling in the "Remember When" column in the Star Magazine. The author remembers local All-Star Wrestling on TV. Some of the wrestlers mentioned include Roger Kirby, Rufus R. Jones, Danny...
52. The Will to Succeed as CEO The Will to Succeed as CEO January 2009 Article profiles former Kansas City Chief Will Shields and his transition from NFL football player to entrepreneur and CEO of his own business. Shields retired from football in 2006 after a 14-year career....
53. The When, Why, Where, and What of the New Royals Stadium The When, Why, Where, and What of the New Royals Stadium May 1972 Article pointing out the aesthetic properties of the new Royals Stadium, at the time the most luxurious of its kind in the nation.
54. The Voice of It All The Voice of It All February 1, 2011 Article discusses the career of sports broadcaster Kevin Harlan, who will "deliver the play-by-play of Super Bowl XLV for the radio broadcast heard coast to coast." Catch phrases, most memorable games,...
55. The Truth about Kemper The Truth about Kemper May, 2004 Article responds to critics of Kemper Arena, such as Kansas City sports broadcasters Soren Petro and Jason Whitlock. The author describes his pleasure with a 2004 visit to a Clay Aiken/Kelly Clarkson concert...
56. The Thriving Communities of Jackson County Including the Jackson County Economic Develoopment Report The Thriving Communities of Jackson County Including the Jackson County Economic Develoopment Report July 2002 This section includes interesting tidbits about Jackson County, a report of the gathering of economic development elite of Jackson County at the Arrowhead Club at the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex, and...
57. The Success That Was Born in a Barn: There's Gold in Them 'Thar Blues The Success That Was Born in a Barn: There's Gold in Them 'Thar Blues February//1969 Article about the hockey team.
58. The State of the City The State of the City September//1987 Sections for arts, neighborhoods, sports, education, civil rights, and observations.
59. The Sport of Fair Play The Sport of Fair Play June 13, 2007 Featured obituary for Jack Farb who died June 6, 2007, at age 89. Farb had served as athletic director of the Jewish Community Center as well as operating a summer sports camp called Jack Farb's Sports...
60. The Show with a Big-Top Flavor: Folksy, Gaudy--and First-Rate The Show with a Big-Top Flavor: Folksy, Gaudy--and First-Rate October/10/1966 Photos and article about "the Kansas City American Royal," the "world's biggest indoor horse show" with various events, displays, and contests such as "Wild West barrel racing," marching bands, cattle...