Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg

"Dutch" Lonborg was a three-sport letterwinner at Kansas, earning honors in football, basketball and baseball. He was a three-time all-conference performer in football (1917-19) and was twice named all-conference in basketball. He was All-American in basketball in 1919.

After graduating from the Kansas Law School, Lonborg coached at McPherson College and Washburn before beginning a 23-year career as coach at Northwestern. At Northwestern, he was instrumental in organizing the first NCAA basketball tournament in 1939.

He returned to KU in 1950 as director of athletics, a position he held for 14 years. During his tenure, the Jayhawks won 38 conference titles in all sports and took four NCAA crowns, including the 1952 basketball title. In addition, Allen Fieldhouse, Quigley Field (now Hoglund-Maupin Stadium) and Memorial Stadium expansion projects were completed.

Lonborg served as the manager of the 1960 Olympic basketball team and spent 13 years as the chairman of the NCAA basketball tournament committee. He also served as chair of the 1959 U.S. Pan American Games.

He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972.