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Jaynes, who earned All-America honors in 1973, had his greatest game as a senior in 1973 with a school-record performance against Tennessee in Knoxville. Jaynes connected on 35 of 58 attempts for 394 yards. “I’ve never seen him have a better day in his life,” said then-head coach Don Fambrough. Jaynes directed the Jayhawks to a 7-4-1 record his senior year, including a trip to the Liberty Bowl. Jaynes, who led KU in passing for three consecutive seasons, finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1973.
Kallmeyer, who had a career-long 57-yard field goal against Iowa State as a senior, ranks third all-time in scoring with 233 points. His 98 points in 1983 qualifies as the second-best single-season mark in KU history and his 21 points against Wichita State in the same season represents the most single-game points by a KU kicker in history.
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2007 All-American
Bruce Kallmeyer is regarded as one of the most potent offensive weapons in Kansas history thanks to his talents as a placekicker. Kallmeyer concluded his four-year Jayhawk career with singleseason marks of field goals made (24), attempted (29) and ranks first all-time in career field goal percentage (77.9). Kallmeyer also established new standards in the Kansas record book for most field goals in a game (five) which he recorded twice in his career, against Nebraska in 1981 and Wichita State in 1983. Kallmeyer also had four field goals in the Jayhawks’ upset win over Southern California in 1983.
2007 All-American
He finished his career with 202 total tackles, which ranks as the fourth-best mark among defensive linemen in school history. “He never played but full speed from snap one to snap 100. He was the most full-speed player on every snap that you could imagine,” said Pepper Rodgers.
His 3,832 yards in total offense qualifies as the ninth-best mark in KU history and he was responsible for 39 touchdowns during his career, a mark that ranks fifth on KU’s all-time listing. Douglass was selected to play in the Senior Bowl, American Bowl and the College All-Star game in Chicago following his senior season. He earned Most Valuable Player honors in the American Bowl. Douglass played professionally in the NFL for 13 years with Chicago, San Diego, New Orleans and Green Bay.
1983 All-American David Jaynes brought a lethal arm to the Kansas offense in the early 1970s and broke virtually every season and career passing mark in the Jayhawk record book. A highly recruited high school quarterback at nearby Bonner Springs, Jaynes concluded his career ranked No. 1 all-time in passing yardage (a mark later broken by Frank Seurer) with 5,132 yards. His 35 career passing touchdowns stood as a school record for 34 years.
Zook earned All-America honors in 1968 as the defensive standout on a Kansas team that finished with a 9-2 record, shared the conference championship and faced Penn State in the Orange Bowl. The Jayhawks were ranked sixth nationally in the final Associated Press poll -- Zook’s senior season.
BRUCE KALLMEYER
1973 All-American
DAVID JAYNES
1968 All-American
JOHN ZOOK A three-year letterman and two-time AllBig Eight Conference selection, John Zook anchored one of the top defensive units in Kansas football history.
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Twice selected All-Big Eight Conference (1967-68), Douglass was named to both the United Press International (UPI) and Kodak All-America teams in 1968. In his senior season, Douglass directed the Pepper Rodgers-coached Jayhawks to a 9-2 record, a share of the Big Eight Conference title and a spot in the 1969 Orange Bowl. He passed for 1,316 yards and 12 touchdowns his final year as a Jayhawk. He passed for touchdowns in six consecutive games in 1968 which represented a school record. He ranks eighth all-time in career passing yardage with 2,817 yards.
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BOBBY DOUGLASS
1968 All-American
FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
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He finished his career with 13 interceptions, second all-time at KU, and added 45 passes broken up despite leaving for the NFL after his junior season. He also recorded 66 tackles as a junior as he was the Jack Tatum Award winner, a Bronko Nagurski finalist, a Jim Thorpe semifinalist and a Walter Camp watch list selection in addition to his All-America honors in 2007. Not only did Talib excel on
the defensive side of the football, he saw action as a wide receiver as well. In 2007 he caught eight passes for 182 yards and four touchdowns, giving him five touchdowns on nine career receptions. In his final game at KU he was named the MVP of the FedEx Orange Bowl. He was drafted 20th overall by Tampa Bay in the 2008 NFL Draft after his junior campaign.
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The Beaumont, Texas native was also one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy given to the nation’s top interior linemen. Collins helped pave the way for consecutive 1,000-yard rushers in Jon Cornish and Brandon McAnderson during his last two years, while anchoring an offensive unit that was among the nation’s most productive his junior year. Collins played both right and left tackle during his career. He earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore at right tackle and then was named an All-Big 12 First Team pick as a junior after switching to the left side. He was drafted in the fourth round by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A versatile performer, Aqib Talib capped off his Kansas career by being named a consensus All-America selection after his junior season. In that junior campaign he helped lead the Jayhawks to a 12-1 record, a regular season national ranking of second and a FedEx Orange Bowl victory. A tremendous cornerback, Talib led the country in passes defended as a sophomore with 28 and then recorded 18 more the following season.
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Big, strong, and fast, Anthony Collins became one of the nation’s premier offensive linemen in his junior season, his final year at Kansas before declaring early for the NFL Draft The 6-6, 310-pounder was named All-America First Team by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation and Football Writer’s Association of America among others in 2007.
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