Bill Clark has seemingly done everything in the world of sports. He has spent time as a Major League Baseball scout, an umpire, founded the Heart of America Marathon, was one of the founders of U.S. Power-lifting Federation, served as Director of Parks and Recreation in Columbia and since 1961, has been a sports columnist… Read more »
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Kansas City Corporate Challenge
When the United States boycotted the Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980, the man who cared deeply for public parks and recreation in Kansas City’s largest counties sprung into action. No, Leon Younger didn’t save the Games. Instead, he called several businesses and created what he called the Corporate Olympics, with Kansas City-area businesses entering employees… Read more »
Kathy Nelson
The quote from a dear friend still comes to mind all these years later, a reminder that sometimes you’ve got to roll the dice and take a chance. Back in 2010, the Kansas City Sports Commission recruited veteran TV journalist-turned-executive Kathy Nelson to run WIN for KC, which empowers the lives of girls and women… Read more »