Other Kansas Athletics

The Greatest Grappler

As a high school sophomore in Kinsley, Mehringer coached his school’s wrestling team to fourth-place finish in the 1927 state championship, where he himself won the individual title. Two years later, the ambitious youngster, hitchhiked to state.

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In The Olympic Spotlight

During the summer of 1932 athletes from both Haskell University and KU represented Lawrence in the Summer Olympics.

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Primary Colors

Before the inception of intercollegiate athletics at KU in 1890, the University’s official colors were sky blue and corn yellow; however, by 1891, the athletic board sought a single, distinguished, and darker color for KU football and basketball teams.

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