Sports Museum

The trip to Newton to see the Kansas Sports Museum was interesting. I remember as a kid going to Abilene to see the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame before all the financial issues started shuffling the place around. A lot of people don't think about Kansas much, especially in the sense of sports. It's not a recruiting hot bed and we don't have any professional teams playing within our borders. We do have great college tradition and there's plenty of high school stories to be told. A trip through the museum certainly affirms those thoughts.

To me, the most interesting item in the museum was John Hadl's MVP trophy. The sheer size of the award was impressive, especially with the trophies leagues give out now. The basketball and football jerseys were nice to see because it's easy to forget how many professionals have ties to the area.

While overall I would say the Newton trip was fun, I don't think I'd pay $7 to go back. It's nice to see once, but it just doesn't have the draw that makes me want to keep visiting. Maybe in 10 to 15 years it would be nice to go back, if some major events happen in the state or we have some players hit it big.