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Famous Athletes and Coaches from Kansas - John Adams, (born 1915), jockey, Iola, Kansas.
- Elden Auker, (1910-2006), baseball pitcher, Norcatur, Kansas.
- Judy Bell, (born 1936), member of World Golf Hall of Fame, Wichita, Kansas.
- Clint Bowyer, (born 1979), NASCAR driver, Emporia, Kansas.
- Orville Brown, (1908-1981), pro wrestler, NWA champion, Sharon, Kansas.
- Larry Cheney, (1886-1969), baseball pitcher, Belleville, Kansas.
- Tony Clark, (born 1972), baseball player, Newton, Kansas.
- Glenn Cunningham, (1909-1988), Silver Medalist, 1936 Olympic Games, Elkhart, Kansas.
- Johnny Damon, (born 1973), baseball player, Fort Riley, Kansas.
- Lynn Dickey, (born 1949), football player, Osawatomie, Kansas.
- Nolan Cromwell, (born 1955), football player, Ransom, Kansas.
- Wantha Davis, (born 1918), jockey, Liberal, Kansas.
- Maurice Greene, (born 1974), track and field athlete (World and Olympic Champion), Kansas City, Kansas.
- Bill Guthridge, (born 1937), coach, University of North Carolina, Parsons, Kansas
- Bobby Henrich, (born 1938), baseball player, Lawrence, Kansas.
- Ralph Houk, (born 1919), manager, New York Yankees, Lawrence, Kansas.
- Gene Keady, (born 1936), coach, Purdue University, Larned, Kansas.
- Lon Kruger , (born 1952), college/NBA basketball coach, Silver Lake, Kansas.
- Walter Johnson, (1887-1946), baseball Hall of Famer, Humboldt, Kansas.
- Franklin Lashley, (born 1976), Professional Wrestler for the WWE Junction City, Kansas.
- Peter Mehringer, (1910-1987), Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler and professional football player, Kinsley, Kansas.
- Terence Newman, (born 1978), footall player, Salina, Kansas
- Nicole Ohlde, (born 1982), WNBA player, Clay Center, Kansas.
- John H. Outland, (1871-1947), namesake of Outland Trophy, Douglas County, Kansas.
- John Riggins, (born 1949), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Seneca, Kansas.
- Adolph Rupp, (1901-1977), college basketball coach, Halstead, Kansas.
- Jim Ryun, (born 1947), athlete and politician, Wichita, Kansas.
- Barry Sanders, (born 1968), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Wichita, Kansas.
- Gale Sayers, (born 1943), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Wichita, Kansas.
- Wayne Simien, (born 1983), NCAA All-American, NBA basketball player, Leavenworth, Kansas
- Dean Smith, (born 1931), college basketball coach, Topeka, Kansas.
- Eddie Sutton, (born 1936), college basketball coach, Bucklin, Kansas
- Jackie Stiles, (12/21/1978, WNBA basketball player, Kansas City, Kansas
- Steve Tasker, (born 1962), NFL Pro-Bowl MVP in 1993, Smith Center, Kansas
- Mark Turgeon, (born 1965), College basketball coach, Topeka, Kansas
- Earl Watson, (born 1979), NBA basketball player, Kansas City, Kansas.
- Kendra Wecker, (born 1982), WNBA player, Marysville, Kansas.
- Lynette Woodard, (born 1959), basketball Hall of Famer, Wichita, Kansas.
Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Kansas
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Kelvi Cunningham
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This is bunk! What about Wilt and Danny Manning?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Manning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain#College_career
Got to do better than that! Who else did you leave out?