Kansas Sports Hall of Fame to Induct Coach Eddie Sutton

Eddie Sutton has over 600 wins, coached three teams to the Final Four, and will now be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.  Since he was born in Kansas, Bucklin to be exact, Sutton will be recognized for his accomplishments in the sport of college basketball in his home state, regardless of the fact that most of his career was spent in other states.

Eddie Sutton coached at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and the University of San Francisco in an impressive 36-year career on the sidelines of some of the most prolific college basketball programs in the nation.  Most of his success came from his coaching stints with Arkansas (where he went 260-75 with nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Final Four in 1978), Kentucky (88-39) and Oklahoma State (362-149, including two Final Fours and three Sweet Sixteens).  Congratulations go out from the Final Four Blog to Coach Sutton. What a career!

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