GUS NEES
NEES, WAYNE CHARLES 'GUS'
Hometown: Lawrence, KS
| CATEGORY | TOTAL | 1938 | 1939 | |
| YEAR | So. | Jr. | ||
| POSITION | G | G | ||
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| Games Played/Started | 2/ | |||
| Points | 0 | |||
| Per Game | 0.0 | |||
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1939: Media Guide shows letter earned.
Sadly, Phog later learned that Wayne Nees, a 1938-39 basketball letterman who also took part in football and track, died May 18, 1943, on Kiska. Nees was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart; that's doggone heavy hardware, folks.
Source: KUSports.com 3/25/03