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Royals' New Owner, a Former Quarterback for Ottawa University, Remains a Huge Football Fan

By Greg Echlin
Published February 13, 2020 at 4:15 AM CST
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From left to right, new Royals owner John Sherman, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and former Royals owner David Glass. (Photo by Greg Echlin)
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Less than two weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, pitchers and catchers for the Kansas City Royals are now reporting for spring training.  This season, the Royals begin working under a new owner, John Sherman.  For him, the centerpiece of the sports world wasn’t always baseball.  It was football.  And, as Greg Echlin reports, Sherman stays connected to it.

John Sherman, a former quarterback for Ottawa University and the new majority owner of the Royals, is scheduled to be on hand Thursday for a news conference at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.  At the news conference, officials will discuss the celebration surrounding the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro Leagues. 

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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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