Kansas native pushes for spot on national council

State senators are sponsoring a resolution for a native son to head America’s highest fitness council. Link

The resolution was presented in the Kansas Senate Wednesday afternoon to support Kevin Saunders to receive the position of Chairman of the President’s Council on Fitness and Sports. Saunders lives in Texas but is originally from Downs in north central Kansas. An elevator explosion in 1981 left him paralyzed from the chest down. Saunders is a two-timepPara Olympian and medal winner and was named the world’s greatest all-around wheelchair athlete in 1990.

Pictured here is Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder and State Senator Janis Lee of Kensington.