General Manager, K-State Sports Properties; College hoops pxp broadcaster
Joined November 2011
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May 28
INSANE! Put this in ChatGpt. 19th best jump of all-time in all conditions. Only 9 jumpers in history have jumped further. Notables:
Mike Powell - 8.99.
Carl Lewis - 8.91
Bob Beamon - 8.90
*8.95 official world record by Powell
May 27
TICKET PUNCHED 🎟️
Tah Chikomba advances to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the men's long jump after his first place finish with a mark of 8.75m (28-8½) a collegiate all-conditions best.
#NCAATF x #EMAW
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Ben Boyle retweeted
May 13
🙏🏾 Played Colbert Hills golf course at KSU some time back, and spent some time sipping whiskey with this great man in his condo afterward. It will forever be one of my best memories. What a character!! Rest in peace, Jim!
May 11
Jim Colbert, an eight-time PGA TOUR winner who added 20 titles on PGA TOUR Champions, died Sunday at 85.
Colbert, born in New Jersey, played golf and football in his youth and received a football scholarship to Kansas State University. An injury ended his football career and he pivoted to golf full-time, finishing runner-up at the 1964 NCAA Championship before turning pro.
Colbert was not an overnight sensation on TOUR; he earned just $1,898 across 13 starts as a rookie in 1966. But he steadily progressed, capturing his first victory at the 1969 Monsanto Open in Florida (one stroke clear of eventual TOUR Commissioner Deane Beman) and adding seven more titles, including a two-win season in 1983.
Between his PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions careers, Colbert worked as a golf analyst for ESPN, becoming a fan favorite with his straight-talk approach toward the game. He was a quick success on the 50-and-over circuit, winning three times in 1991 en route to Rookie of the Year honors, and he steadily added to his win total to become one of just 11 players with 20 or more PGA TOUR Champions titles.
Colbert sported a bucket hat throughout his career, largely to protect his skin after nearly collapsing of sunstroke at a tournament in 1957. There was one six-month span in 1970 where he switched things up with a baseball cap, but after discovering that nobody could recognize him, he reverted to his signature look.
“Lee Trevino has the sombrero. Jack Nicklaus has the bear,” Colbert once said. “I have my hat.”
Colbert had another health scare in 1996 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he had successful surgery and was back to elite form by 1998, returning to the winner’s circle and being named Comeback Player of the Year.
Colbert made 1,091 combined starts across the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions. Even though golf wasn’t in his original career plans, he made it his life’s work.
Rest in peace, Jim Colbert.
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Ben Boyle retweeted
May 12
The man was a legend and a gentleman.
He and my dad were sports legends from rival schools (Colbert was a KState Wildcat, dad a Kansas Jayhawk), but they knew each other and had a mutual respect for the other’s amazing achievements.
One year as we were headed on a golf vacation, my dad, brother and I all had our clubs stolen from my dad’s car.
Dad called Jim, explained the situation. Jim was sponsored by Callaway and connected my dad with his assistant. Three brand new sets of Callaway clubs met us in Florida.
May 11
A legend lost.
Jim Colbert, K-State Hall of Famer and namesake to Colbert Hills Golf Course, passed away at the age of 85.
Our deepest condolences to the Colbert family.
⛳️ k-st.at/4fh113T
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May 12
Wonderful Tribute. Legendary Career. Legendary Man. And the legacy of Colbert Hills … a spot that I love full well!
Rest Easy Jim 🙏🏻 💜
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Mar 7
Wally getting paid extra for every time he compliments the officials?
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Ben Boyle retweeted
Feb 27
New season. New marks on the field.
@wtcfiber x @kstatesports
First-ever 1st & 3rd baseline logos at Tointon Family Stadium.
Multi-year partnership. Expanded NIL opportunities. Local impact.
Facilitated by Learfield’s @KSUSportNetwork.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aVawSO
#Learfield #KState #Wildcats #CollegeSports
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Feb 1
For reference this is 2 inches better than the winning jump at last year’s NCAA outdoor championships.
Jan 31
Tah Chikomba shined bright on the big stage ⭐️
During the World Athletics Bronze event he won the Men’s Long Jump with 8.09m (26’ 6.5”)
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Ben Boyle retweeted
Jan 31
Tah Chikomba shined bright on the big stage ⭐️
During the World Athletics Bronze event he won the Men’s Long Jump with 8.09m (26’ 6.5”)
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Jan 18
That's how you sing the national anthem!
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Jan 18
Now let’s do O-State. Last 12 minutes of the game without a foul vs 7 in that stretch for KSU.
Jan 18
TTU went 11 minutes without a foul.
Absolute BS.
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Jan 7
Is Penn State joining the Big 12?
Penn State has now taken NINETEEN (19) players from Iowa State after hiring the Cyclones’ head coach, Matt Campbell.
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22 Dec 2025
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21 Dec 2025
Creighton's 62 margin in its first two BIG EAST games is a league record.
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13 Dec 2025
That’s the kind of confidence KSU played with on the road 3 years ago. Creighton is not great right now, but that’s a really hard place to play, let alone win. Defense was really good in the first half. Much needed win!
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Ben Boyle retweeted
5 Dec 2025
#EMAW All the best to a great Coach Kleiman! Congrats to a new great HC in Collin Klein!!
5 Dec 2025
Collin Klein has returned to his alma mater as Kansas State’s new head football coach
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4 Dec 2025
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