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Top Five Kansas State Football Bowl Games

Top Five Kansas State Football Bowl Games

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Last week I ranked the top five regular-season non-conference victories in K-State football history.  This week I’m ranking the top bowl game victories in K-State history.  It was kind of difficult to narrow the list down to five, so I used multiple criteria to choose from, including the quality of competition and how each victory impacted the overall visibility and growth of the K-State football program.  I always find an interesting tidbit or two when researching games from the past. …

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Kansas State Ring of Honor Member Gary Spani

Kansas State Ring of Honor Member Gary Spani

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Gary Spani was part of the inaugural class of the Kansas State football ring of honor in 2002.  Spani was born in Santana, Kansas but was raised in Manhattan and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1974.  He was a dominant player not only at K-State but in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs as well…. “Arguably the greatest football player in Kansas State University history”…College Football Hall of Fame website JM:  Spani was inducted into the College Football…

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Top Five K-State Non-Conference Games

Top Five K-State Non-Conference Games

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Kansas State is playing Stanford in the college football Kickoff Classic in Dallas, Texas on September 4, 2021.  This is an important game for both teams and it reminds me of some similar “kickoff” games that K-State has played in the past.  I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the biggest regular-season non-conference victories that Kansas State has had in the past.  I narrowed it down to the top five.  Enjoy! 5)  Kansas…

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From The Couch – Kansas State Ring of Honor Member Sean Snyder

From The Couch – Kansas State Ring of Honor Member Sean Snyder

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  Sean Snyder was a member of the inaugural class of the K-State football ring of honor in 2002.  He was also inducted into the K-State athletics hall of fame in 2016. Here’s a little bit of information I found about his career as a football player and as a coach. “Born Sept. 21, 1969 in Anaheim , Calif..”…www.kstatesports.com JM:  Sean was born when his Dad, Bill Snyder, was coaching at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. “Earned first-team…

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From The Couch – K-State Ring Of Honor Member Jaime Mendez

From The Couch – K-State Ring Of Honor Member Jaime Mendez

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K-State great Jaime Mendez was inducted into K-State’s Ring of Honor in 2002 as part of the inaugural class with Lynn Dickey, Steve Grogan, Sean Snyder, Gary Spani, and Veryl Switzer.  Mendez is also a member of the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.  He still holds the K-State record for interceptions in a game (4) and career (15). There is not a lot of information out there about Jaime Mendez, but here are…

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