Kansas Shrine Bowl

Shrine Bowl Trivia

Many past Kansas Shrine Bowl players have gone on to have college and professional football careers. Gary Spani, Paul Coffman, Tom Dinkle, Les Miller and Barry Sanders are among those past Kansas Shrine Bowl players who have gone on to play professional football. Each year the Kansas Shrine Bowl takes all of the players and coaches to the St. Louis Unit of Shriners Hospitals so they can better know and understand some of the kids for whom they are playing. To date, the Kansas Shrine Bowl has given over 2 million dollars in net profits to Shriners Hospitals. In the 32 year history of the game the west squad has won 18 games and the east has won 13, and there has been one tie.
The Shrine Bowl of Kansas, Inc. is a separate entity sponsored by the five major Shrine groups of Kansas (Abdallah of Overland Park, Arab of Topeka, Isis of Salina, Midian of Wichita, and Mirza of Pittsburg). Each major Shrine group selects three of its members (1 each year to serve a three year term) to serve on the fifteen man Board of Directors. They meet 8 to 12 times a year and make all the policies and guidelines as a group. They serve without salary or benefits and pay their own expenses to participate in their meetings and all Shrine Bowl events. The officers are president, 1st vice president, 2nd vice president, secretary and treasurer. They delegate the day to day operations and promotions to the Executive Director, Dave Mize, and the Office Secretary, Janette Mize.

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