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