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William Jewell linked to two members of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of ’06 Contact: Rob Eisele, 816-415-7574 March 3, 2006 Bill Snyder, retiring K-State football coach and member of the William Jewell class of 1962, and the late Charlie Richard will be inducted June 3 into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Wichita, Kan. “William Jewell is honored to count among its alumni these two men who have made a lasting and indelible impression in the athletic arena,” said Dr. James Redd, director of athletics at William Jewell. “Both men have left significant legacies for generations to come.” Charlie Richard, a member of the William Jewell class of 1963, served as the football coach at Baker University and retired with the highest winning percentage (80.9) in the nation. He guided Baker into NAIA playoffs ten times, amassing a career record of 123-28-1. Richard coached 14 NAIA All-Americans and was an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee. St. Joseph native Bill Snyder was hired in 1988 to turn around the worst program in major college football history—the only program with 500 losses—the Kansas State University Wildcats. Seventeen years later, Coach Snyder became K-State’s all-time winningest football coach with 136 wins, leading the Wildcats to 11 consecutive bowl game appearances. Snyder’s impressive resume includes being named Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, ESPN and CNN, Big Eight Coach of the Year in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and Big 12 Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2002. Snyder was a standout football player at William Jewell College. Tentative times of induction day events on Saturday, June 3, are as follows: 1:30 p.m. Induction Ceremony, followed by autograph session Location: Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, John Q. Hammons Plaza, 238 N. Mead, Old Town, Wichita (In case of inclement weather, event will be held at the Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel) 7:30 p.m. Formal Inductee Banquet Location: Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel, 2098 Airport Road, Wichita For information or to order tickets for the ceremony/autograph session ($15 adults, $5 children) or banquet ($125 per person), contact the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame at (316) 262-2038 or www.kshof.org.

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