The recent news of KU adding three names to the Ring of Honor in Memorial Stadium drew the ire of one man who knows what he’s talking about - former Kansas football coach Mark Mangino.
Do not misunderstand, Mangino was happy for the three who will be inducted this fall. But, he was very vocal and emphatic about some names that he feels are missing from the Ring, specifically Charles Gordon (pictured above), Nick Reid, and James McClinton.
The primary crux of Mangino’s dissatisfaction appears to stem from the fact that, when he was the head coach, KU’s policy was to put AP All-Americans up there first.