Sam Cunliffe and Mark Twain have something in common: Both have taken the unusual step of announcing that they were, in fact, not dead.
In 1897, a rumor started that Twain had died while he was in London. To this, Twain wrote to a reporter: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
On Monday, Cunliffe announced he was transferring from Kansas, and here is where we get to the comparison.
A television station showed a quote from Jayhawks coach Bill Self with the unfortunate header “KU coach Bill Self on Sam Cunliffe’s death.