The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame has announced plans to enshrine its 12-member class of 2016 in a ceremony on Oct. 2 in Wichita, including four members with Kansas State connections.
K-State Hall of Famer and former baseball player Steven Anson, K-State All-America football player and three-time All-Big 8 selection Jaime Mendez III, four-time K-State All-American and four-time Olympian Austra Skujyté and three-time national coach of the year and recent hire as K-State’s associate athletic director for administration Jerry Kill will all enter the Hall of Fame.
Rounding out the class are 1961 first-team All-American University of Kansas basketball player and three-time NBA All-Star Bill Bridges; Topeka native and 48-year broadcaster of the Fort Hays State Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and University of Kansas Bob Davis; two-time Big 8/Big 12 Conference Player of the Year at the University of Kansas and three-time WNBA All-Star Tameka Dixon; two-time University of Kansas track All-American and 4-minute miler Bill Dotson of Concordia; two-time University of Kansas pole vault All-American and U.