Throughout the summer, SIOC will be taking a look at some of the nation's top athletic schools and determining who its all-time best athletes are. Last week we looked at Indiana's Top 10, and this week we're looking at Kansas'. Check out our list below (and our gallery) and let us know whom we underrated, whom we overrated, and whom we overlooked completely.
10. Raef LaFrentz (basketball) 1994-1998
9. Billy Mills (track & field) 1958-1961
8. Pete Mehringer (wrestling, football) 1931-1933
7. Marilynn Smith (women's golf) 1946 -1949
6. Clyde Lovellette (basketball) 1949-1952
5. Gale Sayers (football & track) 1961-1964
4. Lynette Woodard (women's basketball) 1978-1981
3. Danny Manning (basketball) 1984-1988
2. Jim Ryun (track & field) 1967-1969
1. Wilt Chamberlain (basketball, track & field) 1956-1958
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Not to dis Mehringer or Smith -- well, maybe a little -- but I'd probably replace them with Billy Cunningham, the first great Kansas miler, and Al Oerter, who won discus gold medals at four different Olympics, the last at age 32.
Dan George
Marietta, GA
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Not in order:
Wilt Chamberlain
Danny Manning
John Hadl
John Riggins
Gayle Sayers
Lynette Woodard
Clyde Lovellette
Jim Ryun
Billy Mills
Al Oerter
KUfan1999
Arvada , CO
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I can't believe you left out Al Oerter!
As a Jayhawk, Oerter set four world records. He was a two-time NCAA Champion in the discus, a two-time All-American and a seven-time conference champion. As a team, Kansas won every indoor and outdoor track and field conference championship in each of Oerter's four years at KU.
Homerpalooza
Olathe , KS
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