Athletic Hall of Fame 1978 Inductees

John W. Laury, 1914

Montgomery County High School Independence, Kan.

Coached girls basketball 1914-16, 1919-23

Kansas City Missouri School District

Northeast Junior High, coached tennis – 1923-25

Westport Junior High, coached football – 1925-28

Northeast High School, coached tennis – 1928-30

Manual High School, coached football, basketball, tennis – 1930-38

Southeast High School, coached football, basketball, tennis – 1938-60

Outstanding athlete in all sports, Baker University 1915-1920.

Star center for the 1919 state champion basketball team.

Held the All-Kansas Conference center scoring record.

Center for the 1919 All-Star Team

Four-year letterman in football, basketball, baseball and track.

World War I interrupted “Nev’s” education at Baker. While serving in the Navy, “Nev” played in the 1918 Rose Bowl Game when Army played Navy.

Four-year letterman

Records set at Baker University in:

Mile Relay Team, K.C.A.C.

Member of Kansas City Athletic Club Team 1927

Competed in A.A.U. Junior Olympics

J.R. Griffith National Rules Honor Roll

Announcer for ABC’s Wide-World of Sports (1968-75)

Play-by-play announcer for three Super Bowls (1967, 68, 70)

CBS Play-by-play announcer for the Cotton Bowl (1970-76)

Voice of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (1967-70)

Voice of the Cincinnati Reds (1971-72)

Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs (1964-71)

Sports Director, KDFW, Dallas Texas (1973-75)

Director of the Kansas University Sports Network (1975)

Kansas Sportscaster of the year (1960, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66)

Missouri Sportscaster of the Year (1970)

Play-by-Play announcer for the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys