Historic Connections

to Wyandotte High School Basketball Teams

Noteworthy Contemporaries in U.S. Sports History

The connections between the Wyandotte High School boys’ basketball state championship teams and United States sports history are incredible. Several significant figures with direct ties to Wyandotte state champion teams are profiled in this section.

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1930s

Don Gutteridge
John McLendon *KU

1940s

Tex Winter
Jack Mitchell *KU

1950s

Wilt Chamberlain *KU
Bill Guthridge
Curtis McClinton *KU
Ray Sadecki

1960s

Fred Slaughter
Gale Sayers *KU
Riney Lochmann *KU
Ron Franz *KU
Mike Torrez
Bill Russell
Leonard Gray *KU

1970s

Karen Jamison *KU
'76-'77 Wichita Heights
Darnell Valentine *KU
Antoine Carr

1980s

Danny Manning *KU
Barry Sanders

1990s

Maurice Greene
Kris Weems
Earl Watson

2000s

Muna Lee
Janelle Monae

As well, the connections between the Wyandotte High School boys’ basketball state championship teams and the University of Kansas Jayhawks* athletic program, are amazing.

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