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HS All-American, HS Top-11/33/40, Classification Player of the Year or Finalist, HS First Team All-State, HM All-Kansas (Pre-KSHSAA Playoff Era), State Record Holder, State Statistical Leader, Collegiate All-American, Collegiate All-Conference, Collegiate Team Award, Collegiate 3+ Year Starter, Division 1 Player (Starter/Letter Winner)


  • AA Denotes HS All-American
  • 11 Denotes HS Top-11 State
  • Shrine Bowl Logo Denotes Shrine Bowl
  • Star Denotes HS State POY Finalist, HS Top 33/40, HS First Team All-State, HS HM All-Kansas (Pre-KSHSAA), Kansas All-Star Game, Collegiate All-American, Collegiate All-Conference.
  • Clipboard Denotes State of Kansas Stat Leader
  • Trophy Denotes State Record Holder
  • Logo of College Included if Collegiate Achievement for Wall of Fame

*Profiles Also Include Mention if in Top 5 on Record List

Ethan Burton
(2023)

  • Shrine Bowl DB (2023)
  • 2A DPOTY Finalist (2022)
  • First Team All-Class 2A Offensive Athlete (2022)
  • First Team All-Class 2A Punter (2022)

Derron Reddick (2012)

  • Top 11 National Football Foundation Football-Scholar RB (2011)
  • First Team All-Class 3A KR (2011)
  • Led All of Kansas in Kick Return Yards (2011)

Derek Ziegenhirt (2011)

  • Top 11 National Football Foundation Football-Scholar LB (2010)
  • Shrine Bowl LB (2011)
  • First Team All-Class 3A LB (2010)

"Pete" Jones (1910s)

  • Captain - University of Kansas (1921)
  • Missouri Valley First Team All-Conference Guard (1921)
  • Missouri Valley HM All-Conference Guard (1920)
  • Missouri Valley First Team All-Conference Guard (1917)
  • D1 Starter - Kansas

Rex Scholes (1911)

  • All-State Kansas Halfback (1910)

Mike Casey (1958)

  • HM High School All-American Sporting News DT (1958)

"Chief" Haucke (1912)

  • All-American - Cornell (1916)
  • D1 Starter/Letter Winner - Cornell
  • D1 Starter/Letter Winner - Kansas State 

Ernie Fletcher  (1926)

  • Top 11 Kansas (1925)
  • All-State Kansas FB (1925)
  • Top 11 Kansas (1924)
  • All-State Kansas HB (1924)

Herbert Bosch (1925)

  • HM All-Kansas T/DT (1924)

Lanny Miller (1988)

  • First Team All-Class 4A DB (1987)

Chandler White (2017)

  • First Team All-Class 3A K (2016)

"Red" Burton

 (1919)

  • Named one of Best Receivers in the State - 1917

Harold Haun (1958)

  • D1 Starter/Letterwinner - Kansas State
  • Led 6-Man/8-Man in Total TDs and Points Scored (1957)

Vic Meseke

(1921)

  • State Record Kicking Points in a Game (1920)

Gary Osborn (1958)

  • HM High School All-American Sporting News QB (1958)
  • Second Team All-State Kansas QB (1957)

"Bill" Gehrke (1923)

  • All Conference FB - Bethany (1928)

Dick Pickett  (1950)

  • HM All-State Kansas C (1949)

Luis Hill  (1971)

  • Top 11 Kansas (1970)
  • First Team All-Class 3A RB (1970)
  • Led All of Kansas in Points Scored (1970)

Vern Hutson  (1924)

  • Kansas All Star Game (1924)
  • Kansas All-State Tackle (1923)

Hal Wright (1966)

  • HM All-State Kansas QB (1965)

D. Moore (1966)

  • HM All-State Kansas RB (1965)

Junior Thomas (1925)

  • All Conference OL - Bethany (1928)
  • 4-Year Starter OL/FB - Baker
  • Captain - Baker University

Dean Griffing (1930)

  • Dean "Bad Man" Griffing c/o 1930
  • Wiki Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Griffing...
  • Check out this list of football accomplishments
  • Canadian Football League Hall of Fame Member (1965) https://cfhof.ca/members/dean-griffing/
  • Scout Chicago Bears
  • Head Coach/Player Regina Roughriders (1963)
  • First General Manager Denver Broncos (1960-1961)
  • Responsible for the original brown and yellow jerseys (and those ugly socks) that he had the team buy second-hand.
  • Manager Saskatchewan Roughriders (1953-1957)
  • Player/Part-Owner/Head Coach Calgary Stampeders (1945-1947)
  • Part of the ownership group that re-started the franchise
  • Player Toronto Balmy Beachers (1944)
  • Player Saskatchewan/Regina Roughriders (1936-1943)
  • Canadian Football League All-Western Center (1937, 1938, 1940)
  • Player/Captain/1st Team All-Big Six/2nd Team All-American Kansas State University (1933-1935)

Bill Pickett (1953)

  • Kansas Top 40 (1952)
  • Second Team All-State Kansas C (1952)

Dustin Miller (1989)

  • All-Conference RB (1992)
  • Most Valuable Running Back - Bethany (1992)
  • Most Valuable Offensive Back - Bethany (1992)

Larry Boyce (1966)

  • Defensive MVP Spring Game - Kansas State (1967)
  • HM HS All-American The Coach and Athlete Magazine (1966)
  • HM All-State Kansas FB (1965)

Ben Macha (1951)

  • Central Kansas All-Star (1950)

Bob Mullins

(1957)

  • HM High School All-American Sporting News DEF (1958)

Jerry Cooper (1989)

  • Shrine Bowl (1989)
  • First Team All-Class 4A DE (1988)

Pat Boeh

(1983 DB)

  • Dick Peters Award Winner - Ottawa

LeRoy Krause

(1947 End)

  • Central Conference All-Star - Emporia State (1950)

Willis Skinner

(1950)

  • HM All-State Kansas TE/WR (1949)

Max Johnson (1951)

  • Central Kansas All-Star (1950)

John Waters (1953)

  • D1 Starter/Letterwinner - Kansas State

Nick Allen

(1987)

  • First Team All-Class 4A DB (1985)

Gene Sobke

(1949)

  • Captain - College of Emporia (1953)

Eugene Goff

(1975)

  • Second Team All-Class 3A LB (1974)

Chris Langvardt (1936)

  • D1 Starter/Letterwinner - Kansas State

Brian Olson (1967)

  • HM All-State Kansas LB (1966)

Kent Craft (1962)

  • College of Emporia Hall of Fame Member as an Individual
  • Star Player on One Team in College of Emporia Hall of Fame
  • All-KCAC - College of Emporia (1967)
  • All-KCAC - College of Emporia (1966)
  • First Team All-KCAC - College of Emporia (1965)
  • Leading Punter in KCAC Multiple Seasons - College of Emporia

Broc Finch (2012)

  • First Team All-Class 3A T (2011)

Darrell Harkness (1959 DB)

  • First-Team All-Central Intercollegiate Conference DB - Emporia State (1963)

Holden Ziegler (2025)

  • 2A DPOTY Finalist (2023)
  • 2A DPOTY Finalist (2022)
  • First Team All-Class 2A Defensive Lineman (2022)

Rod Barnes

(1967)

  • First Team All-Class A-B-BB G (1966)

Matt Fox

(2004)

  • Collegiate Multi-Year Starter - Tabor College
  • Collegiate Multi-Year Starter - Dodge City CC 

Kevin Gant  (1975)

  • All-Conference OL - Fort Hays State (1978)
  • Co-Captain - Independence CC (1976)
  • All-Conference - Independence CC (1976)
  • Offensive Player of the Week vs. Fort Scott - Independence CC (1976)
  • Multiple Year Collegiate Starter - Fort Hays State
  • Multiple Year Collegiate Starter - Independence CC

Eldon Moore (1960)

  • College of Emporia Hall of Fame Member as an Individual
  • HM AP All-American T - College of Emporia (1963)
  • First Team All-KCAC T - College of Emporia (1963)
  • First Team All-KCAC DL - College of Emporia (1963)
  • Co-Captain - College of Emporia (1963)
  • Team Leader in Tackles - College of Emporia (1963)
  • Team Leader in Tackles - College of Emporia (1962)
  • Co-Captain - College of Emporia (1962)
  • HM AP All-American T - College of Emporia (1962)
  • First Team All-KCAC T - College of Emporia (1962)
  • HM All-KCAC Offense - College of Emporia (1961)
  • HM All-KCAC Defense - College of Emporia (1961)
  • Multiple Year Collegiate Starter - College of Emporia
  • College Player - College of Emporia

John Fredenburg (1966)

  • HM All-State Kansas DL (1965)

Skip VanDervoort (1967)

  • HM All-State Kansas TE/WR (1966)

Jack Monnington

(1940)

  • HM All-State Kansas HB (1939)

John Owens

(1940)

  • HM All-State Kansas G (1939)