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261. KU's Santee Knew He Was Flat-out Fast KU's Santee Knew He Was Flat-out Fast April 15, 2004 A new book entitled "The Perfect Mile" by Neal Bascomb has recently been published and includes Kansas native Wes Santee. He was a great long-distance runner duirng the 1950s and a University of Kansas...
262. Lamonica's Moveable Feast: He Was the Main Dish Lamonica's Moveable Feast: He Was the Main Dish January/12/1970 Photos and article about the Kansas City Chiefs' "last American Football League championship, the swan song before merger with the NFL," leading up to their appearance in the 1970 Super Bowl.
263. Leeds, MO, 37th Street Leeds, MO, 37th Street Postcard of 37th Street in Leeds, MO
264. Leg up on the World Leg up on the World October/1/2000 Photo, caption, and article about Maurice Greene, from Kansas City, Kansas, winning his second gold medal of the 2000 Olympics as part of the American 400-meter relay team "with a time of 37.61 seconds"...
265. Legendary Coach Shublom Dies at 86 Legendary Coach Shublom Dies at 86 February 16, 2009 Obituary for Walt Shublom, longtime basketball coach for Wyandotte High School and later Kansas City Kansas Community College. Shublom was one of 12 charter members inducted into the National High School...
266. Les L. Warren Les L. Warren File contains a newsletter article with photo and biographical description of Les Warren, retiring after 48 years as "Director of Community Services for the Kansas City, Missouri, School District." Also...
267. Let's Build a New Downtown Arena Let's Build a New Downtown Arena June, 2003 Editorial supporting the idea that a new arena downtown would be beneficial to Kansas City.
268. Liberty Loses a Stalwart Liberty Loses a Stalwart January 18, 2013 Obituary for Jack Smith, who worked with Liberty High School athletes for over forty years. Smith's work as manager for both the basketball and football programs is summarized and his promotion to assistant...
269. Lincoln High School Sports Lincoln High School Sports File contains programs from Lincoln High School annual athletic/sports Banquets of 1954 and 1961 and a group portrait of the Lincoln High School Basketball Team of 1951.
270. Local Heroes Local Heroes December//1994 Photo and bio of Bob Wolff, 59-year-old founder and chairman of "Gear for Sports/Winning Ways," a Lenexa-based "designer and manufacturer of logo sportswear" established about 1974.
271. Local Hopes Ride On Seabiscuit Descendant Local Hopes Ride On Seabiscuit Descendant July 29, 2003 Independence, Missouri, real estate appraiser Sam LeVota owns a horse with blood ties to Seabiscuit, a Depression era race horse which has been the subject of a recently released motion picture. This horse...
272. Local Sports Local Sports Microfilm reel contains information on local sports topics.
273. Longview Farm: "The World's Most Beautiful Farm" Longview Farm: "The World's Most Beautiful Farm" October//1989 Article about the Longview Farm ,country estate of Robert A. Long, "the most successful lumberman of his day." It was begun in 1913 with architect Henry Hoit having 50 rooms on 1,636 acres. Now listed...
274. Losing a Friend: He Fished in Front of the Cameras for 48 Years Losing a Friend: He Fished in Front of the Cameras for 48 Years August 25, 2005 Review of the life of Harold Ensley whose popular TV show, ''The Sportsman's Friend,'' lasted 48 years. Ensley began his career doing a fishing report for WMBH radio in Joplin, Missouri, in the late 1940s....
275. Magazine Reveals Our Wealthiest Neighbors Magazine Reveals Our Wealthiest Neighbors September 23, 2006 This years Forbes magazine 400 list includes Olathe's Garmin Ltd. co-founder Min Kao at No. 140 on the list. He is listed with a net worth of $2.2 billion. Others listed from Kansas include: 19. Charles...
276. Major League City: Can the Wizards Ever Get Their Due Respect? Major League City: Can the Wizards Ever Get Their Due Respect? June 2001 Photo and article about the lack of celebration and attention for the Kansas City Wizards soccer team following their "Major League Soccer championship trophy" in 2000.
277. Major League City: Major League Baseball's Inauspicious Start in K. C. Major League City: Major League Baseball's Inauspicious Start in K. C. May 2000 Article about "the Kansas City Unions, Kansas City's first professional sports team," one of the "34 so-called major league baseball franchises in America" in the 1880s besides the National League. Organized...
278. Managerial Timeline Managerial Timeline May 16, 2002 The Royals announce on May 15, 2002, that they have hired Tony Pena to replace fired manager Tony Muser. Included in the Sports Section for the paper on May 16th is a timeline showing the Royals managers,...
279. Marketing and Advertising: Over the Airwaves Marketing and Advertising: Over the Airwaves November 2001 Photo and article about David Baerg, "general manager and president of Prizm Productions Inc., the corporate subsidiary of Day Dreamer Productions," an advertising agency winning an award for "the KC 150...
280. May the Best Businessmen Survive May the Best Businessmen Survive November//1982 Article about the fierce competition for sports revenues between the Kings basketball team and the Comets soccer team.