I’m a huge K-State sports fan, but if you’re around my age (48) anything K-State football-related pre-1989 is kind of “fuzzy.” To be honest, the first time I ever heard of Veryl Switzer was when I bought a version of the NCAA football video game in my younger days. They had an “All-time Kansas State team” and Veryl Switzer was the running back. Switzer was voted to the Kansas State football ring of honor as a member of the inaugural…
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…
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…
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…