H.B. "Bebe" Lee (2013) - K-State Athletics Hall of Fame

H.B. "Bebe" Lee

Induction:
2013

Athletics Director from 1956-1968… Became the youngest AD in the Big Seven upon his arrival at K-State… The K-State men’s basketball team, under the direction of hall of fame coach Tex Winter, advanced to six NCAA tournaments and Final Four appearances in 1958 and 1964 with Lee at the helm of the department… The Stanford graduate was instrumental in the growth and development of K-State Athletics which included the acquisition of land to build a new football stadium (Bill Snyder Family Stadium) and the eventual location of the Wildcats’ current baseball, track and field, basketball and indoor practice facilities… Hired Vince Gibson as K-State’s football coach… Lee left K-State to start his own business in 1968, as Ernie Barrett stepped in as the Wildcats’ next athletics director.