From FHSU Athletics...
Fort Hays State Athletics will welcome eight new members into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame, including Great Bend native Shawn Behr, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. The inductees going into the Hall of Fame this year include Dale Votapka (Wrestling, 1959-60), Jim Beltch (Wrestling, 1958-62), Steve Boehmer (Track & Field/Cross Country, 1967-71), Richard & Tawnita Augustine (Women's Gymnastics, 1981-90), Daniel Traffas (Baseball, 1994-95), Shawn Behr (Football, 1994-95), Jamie (Heiman) Dreher (Women's Basketball, 1999-2003), and Tyrone Shephard (Men's Basketball, 2004-06).
The induction ceremony will take place the morning of Saturday, Oct. 28 inside the Memorial Union on the campus of Fort Hays State University. Registration for the invitation only event begins at 8 a.m. and the ceremony begins at 9 a.m. The new Hall of Fame class will then be recognized publicly at halftime of the Fort Hays State vs. Central Oklahoma football game, which begins at 1 p.m.
Shawn Behr (Football, 1994-95)A native of Great Bend, Kan., Shawn Behr was an AP All-America First Team selection at quarterback during his senior year of 1995. That year he set a new single-season passing yards record at FHSU with 3,497, completing 211 of 365 attempts, helping FHSU to an 8-2-2 record overall and a tie for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title with Western State, both at 6-0-1 after tying in the regular season finale in Gunnison. His passing yards record stood for 15 years until 2010. He also set the school record for passing touchdowns in a season with 34, which stood for 24 years until 2019. Behr led NCAA Division II in passing yards for the regular season in 1995 with 3,158. He helped the Tigers rank as high as No. 18 in the nation that year, make an apperance in the NCAA Division II Playoffs, and tie the school record for wins in a season at the time. The 1995 season was the only year Behr was the Tigers' starting quarterback after serving as a back up to Dustin McEwen in 1994. Behr threw for over 300 yards in a game six times in 1995, with a season-high of 390 against New Mexico Highlands on 24 completions. Even with just his one year as a starter, Behr ranked third on FHSU's career passing yards (3,550) list at the end of his career, only behind Robert Long (7,002) and Dustin McEwen (5,718). Following his years at FHSU, Behr went on to play professionally in the World League of Professional Football for the Helsinki Roosters.
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