The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (KSHOF) has announced the members of the Class of 2022 who will be inducted on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the Kansas Star Casino.
The KSHOF Class of 2022 consists of ten members. Those inductees include: NASCAR Xfinity, Truck, and Cup Series championship driver CLINT BOWYER from Emporia; Emporia State women’s basketball All-American EMILY
BLOSS CARPENTER from Wellsville; Emporia State women’s basketball All-American TARA HOLLOWAY CHURCHILL from Moundridge; Topeka native and Negro Leagues Baseball All-Star, ELWOOD “BINGO” DEMOSS; fifteen year NFL veteran and Pitt State All-American KENDALL GAMMON from Rose Hill; Writer, historian, researcher, and creator of the term “sabermetrics” BILL JAMES; the winningest coach in Kansas girls high school basketball, JESSE NELSON from Olpe; Professional groundskeeper for more than seven decades including for the Kansas City Royals and over fifty Super Bowls, GEORGE TOMA from Kansas City, KS; Eighteen time NCAA bowling championship coach GORDON VADAKIN from Wichita; former University of Kansas basketball coach with nine Final Four appearances, ROY WILLIAMS.
The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the Kansas Star Casino, located at 777 Casino Drive, Mulvane, KS, 67110. The ten member class raises the total number of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame inductees to 317.
The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame has operated for 61 years and is located at the Wichita Boathouse.