TOPEKA, Kan. – 10 individuals were officially inducted to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Sat., Aug. 2 at Washburn University in Topeka.
The honorees included former Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Wichita State Shockers, as well as honorees from local schools and small colleges.
Listed below are the full profiles for the hall of fame inductees. Note: Mark Mangino was inducted in 2024, but could not attend the induction ceremony. He was recognized Saturday.
Larry Brown
- Education: Pittsburgh (Pa.) Schenley H.S., 1965; Dodge City Community College, 1967; Kansas State University, 1969.
- NFL Career (Washington):
- Played eight years.
- Named NFL MVP in 1972.
- Selected a four-time Pro Bowler (1969-1972).
- Played in 102 games, starting 84.
- Career rushing totals: 5,875 yards.
- Career receiving yardage: 2,485 yards.
- NFL rushing leader in 1970 (1,125 yards) and 1972 (1,216 yards, despite missing two games).
- Played in the 1973 Super Bowl.
- Honors:
- Selected to Washington Ring of Fame and Washington DC HOF.
- Dodge City Community College’s Distinguished Alumnus, 1972.
- Inaugural 2021 NJCAA Foundation Hall of Fame class.
- Kansas State University:
- Blocking back as a junior.
- In 1968, became the team’s running back.
- Led Kansas State with 402 rushing yards on 111 attempts and 13 receptions.
Tim Jankovich
- Education: Manhattan H.S., 1977; Kansas State University, 1982.
- Playing Career:
- Two-time all-state selection at Manhattan HS.
- Started as a freshman at Washington State.
- Led Kansas State to NCAA tournament all three seasons (1981 Elite Eight, 1982 Sweet Sixteen).
- Three-time academic All-American.
- Honorable mention All-Big Eight player.
- Finished career in Kansas State’s top-10 in nine categories: first in season free-throw percentage (.917) and eighth in career field-goal percentage (.510).
- Holds Big Eight tournament record for single-game assists (14).
- Coaching Career:
- Began in 1983.
- Assistant Coach at: Texas-Pan American, Kansas State, Texas, Colorado State, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Illinois, Kansas, and Southern Methodist.
- Head Coach at: North Texas, Hutchinson Community College, Illinois State, and Southern Methodist.
- Named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 (SMU regular season and tournament titles).
- Career head coaching record: 332-199.
J.C. Louderback
- Education: Arkansas City H.S., 1952; Cowley County Community College, 1954; Southwestern College, 1957.
- Athletic Career:
- Three-sport athlete (tennis, football, basketball) at Cowley County Community College and Southwestern College.
- Helped Cowley County to a national runner-up finish in basketball (1953).
- Led Tigers to two conference championships in tennis (1953-54).
- Coaching and Officiating:
- Began coaching and officiating in 1957.
- Coached tennis at Arkansas City HS for 36 years (three state tennis championships: 1989, 1990, 1992; coached 20 singles and doubles state champions).
- Assistant football coach at Arkansas City HS.
- Officiated football from 1957 to 1999 and basketball from 1957 to 1988.
- Honors and Recognition:
- Louderback family named 2002 Family of the Year by the United States Tennis Association.
- Namesake of Louderback Family Tennis Complex in Arkansas City.
- Inducted to: Southwestern College Athletics Hall of Fame (1990), UTSA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame (1998), Cowley College Athletics Hall of Fame (2000), Kansas Collegiate Officials Hall of Fame (2003), and Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame (2016).
Bob Lutz
- Education: Derby H.S., 1973; Wichita State University, 1985.
- Journalism Career:
- Began at the Derby Reporter.
- Joined the Wichita Eagle in 1974 as a sports reporter, later becoming a columnist.
- Spent 45 years as a journalist, 42 at the Eagle.
- Other Media:
- Hosted a radio show for 24 years, including nine-plus with his son Jeff.
- Community Work:
- Founded League 42 in Wichita in 2013 (in honor of Jackie Robinson).
- League allows youth to play baseball affordably and has grown to over 600 kids.
- Received national attention for its dedication to kids, education, baseball, and Jackie Robinson.
- Awards:
- Won the KSHSAA’s Oscar Stauffer Award in 1977 for excellence in sports writing.
Mark Mangino
- Education: New Castle (Pa.) H.S., 1974; Youngstown State University, 1987. (Selected in 2024)
- Early Coaching Career:
- Student assistant under Bill Narduzzi and Jim Tressel at Youngstown State.
- High school offensive coordinator at Geneva (Pa.) and head coach at Lincoln (Pa.) high schools.
- College Assistant Coaching:
- Assistant coach under Bill Snyder at Kansas State (1991).
- Assistant coach under Bob Stoops at Oklahoma (1999-2001).
- Won the Frank Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant in 2000.
- Head Coaching – University of Kansas (2002-2009):
- Led KU to a 50-48 overall record.
- Four bowl games, including a win in the 2007 Orange Bowl over Virginia Tech.
- Jayhawks finished No. 7 in the final Associated Press poll and were ranked as high as No. 2 in 2007.
- Awards (2007):
- Named AFCA, AP, Eddie Robinson, George Munger, Home Depot, Paul “Bear” Bryant, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Woody Hayes, and Big 12 Coach of the Year.
- Hall of Fame Inductions:
- Pittsburgh chapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2009).
- KU Booth Athletics Hall of Fame (2017).
Kendric Maple
- Education: Wichita Heights H.S., 2008; University of Oklahoma, 2013.
- Collegiate Wrestling (University of Oklahoma):
- 2013 NCAA champion at 141 pounds (undefeated).
- Three-time All-American selection.
- Four-time NCAA wrestling national qualifier.
- Three-time Big 12 Conference Champion.
- Career collegiate record: 127-25.
- Three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Team selection.
- Three-time All-Big 12 Academic Selection.
- Post-Collegiate Wrestling:
- Two-time U.S. Open Freestyle Champion (2017, 2022).
- Alexander Medved International Champion (2017).
- Finished second in the U.S. World Team Trials (2017).
- Coaching Career:
- Served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, Purdue, Nebraska, and currently Missouri.
- High School Wrestling (Wichita Heights H.S.):
- Two-time state champion wrestler: 130 pounds (2008), 135 (2009).
- High school career record: 154-9.
BOBBY RANDALL
- High School: Gove H.S. 1965
- College: Kansas State University, 1969
- All Big-Eight First Team (1969) with a .394 batting average.
- Set Kansas State career batting average record (.371) – currently second all-time.
- 56 hits over his career in 53 games, and 43 hits in 32 games in 1969.
- Selected to Kansas State All-Century Baseball Team in 2000.
- Professional Baseball (1969-1980):
- Five years in the majors with the Twins.
- Seven years in the minors with the Dodgers organization.
- Drafted in the second round of the 1969 draft by Los Angeles; previously drafted twice by the Dodgers.
- Played in 744 games for the Dodgers minor league system, hitting over .300 in four seasons.
- Fourth highest number of sacrifice hits in 1976.
- Coaching Career:
- Head Coach Iowa State 1985-1995 (309-311-1).
- Head Coach Kansas 1996-2002 (166-213).
- Later coached at Manhattan Christian College.
- Hall of Fame:
- State of Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
LAVERNE SMITH
- High School: Wichita Southeast H.S., 1972
- 1971 Kansas State Class 5A 100-yard dash champion.
- 2012 Wichita Southeast HS HOF inductee.
- College: University of Kansas, 1977
- Played 1973-76.
- All-Big Eight honors in 1974.
- Second team recognition in 1975 and 1976.
- Set KU School Records for:
- Career rushing yards (3,074).
- Career touchdowns (21).
- Career 100-yard games (13).
- Season rushing yards (1,181).
- Season 100 yard games (7).
- Big Eight 100 meter and 440-yard relay champion.
- KU 100-meter record 10.07 (1976) still stands.
- Professional Football:
- 99th pick of the 1977 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh.
- Played in seven games; suffered a broken leg and was on the roster for two more seasons.
DEB (PIHL) TORNEDEN
- High School: Lindsborg H.S., 1979
- College: Kansas State University, 1984
- Four-time All American.
- Eight-time Big Eight champion.
- Named the Outstanding Performer at 1984 Big Eight Indoor meet.
- Running Achievements:
- Qualified for Olympic Trials four times.
- National Masters 15K champion.
- Two-time national champion in her 60-64 age group in 2023.
- Anchored world record 4×800 relay for women over 60.
- Seven-time Kansas Runner-of-the-Year.
- Holds 23 Kansas road race age group records from mile to half-marathon.
- Selected to three U.S. national teams to South Korea, China, and Greece.
CLIFFORD WILEY
- High School: Baltimore (MD) Douglass H.S., 1974
- College: University of Kansas 1978
- NCAA Champion 4×400 Relay (1977).
- 13-time NCAA All American.
- Track & Field Achievements:
- Member of 1980 US Olympic Team.
- World Record 4×100 Relay (1977 IAAF World Cup).
- IAAF World Cup Champion 400 meters (1981).
- Two-time Pan Am Games Champion (1979, 1983).
- Two-time USA National Champion in 400 meters (1981, 1982).
- USA National Champion Indoor 440 yards (1983).
- Post-Playing Career:
- Head Manager of Team USA (2004 IAAF World Junior Championships).
- Lawyer and Track Meet Organizer in Kansas City, Kansas.
