Don Lock, a two-sport standout athlete at the University of Wichita in the 1950s, died on Sunday. He was 81.
Lock, a 1954 Kingman High graduate, was best known for his baseball career, as he was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1958, made his major-league debut with the Washington Senators, and enjoyed an eight-year professional career. He also played basketball at WU under coach Ralph Miller and was a teammate to Cleo Littleton.
“Don was a great competitor and was a guy who didn’t know how to lose,” said Jim McNerney, a basketball teammate of Lock.