(KAIR)--An Atchison native is receiving Hall of Fame honors.
That comes as Matthew “Chic” Downing is named as an inductee into the Kansas Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.
That will happen during ceremonies Saturday, in Salina, on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University.
A news release issued by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association calls the graduate of Atchison High School and Benedictine College “one of the best athletes and coaches from the great state of Kansas.”
He played basketball for both schools, was drafted to the New York Nicks in 1972, and went on to coach in his hometown.
Last year, Downing was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, and has received similar recognition, time and time again, including his 1995 induction into the Kansas Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame, his 2000 induction into the Benedictine College Sports Hall of Fame, and his 2015 induction into the Kansas USSSA Slow Pitch Softball hall of Fame.
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