First All-American from K-State was once a Munday Mogul

  • HOWARD (HOWIE) SHANNON, number 13 in a University of North Texas Eagles jersey, sets up for a shot in 1943. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/ metadc271218/: accessed April 29, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections
    HOWARD (HOWIE) SHANNON, number 13 in a University of North Texas Eagles jersey, sets up for a shot in 1943. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/ metadc271218/: accessed April 29, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections
  • HOWIE SHANNON at Kansas State University. | COURTESY PHOTO
    HOWIE SHANNON at Kansas State University. | COURTESY PHOTO

    With the NCAA men’s basketball tournament coming to a close recently, and the Munday Moguls celebrating a historic UIL playoff run, it seemed like the perfect time to dig up a piece of Knox County history. (The editors have apologized that there wasn’t space to run this earlier!)

    Howard (Howie) Shannon, former Boston Celtic, Providence Steamroller, Kansas State Wildcat, North Texas Eagle and Munday…