Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Ron and Linda Tyler

Members of WSU Baseball Founders Club

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

1. Ron and Linda Tyler Marker

Inscription.
Former WSU Baseball pitcher (1965-66), and successful businessman who together with his wife, Linda, made Phase II a reality by funding the project in the Fall of 1987. With the naming of "Tyler Field" upon completion and the establishment of a multi-million dollar life insurance policy dedicated to the program, the Tylers gave Shocker Baseball long term stability it had never before known.

Thank you from Shocker Baseball.

Erected 2000 by Wichita State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1891.

Location. 37° 43.281′ N, 97° 17.334′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is on Belmont, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in the Hap Bledsoe Plaza outside Eck Stadium, about 300 feet ENE of the intersection of Belmont and Perimeter, on the Wichita State University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wichita KS 67260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gene Stephenson's Wichita State University All Americans (here, next to this marker); Wichita State University Shockers 1989 NCAA National Champion (here, next to this marker); Harry "Hap" Bledsoe

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(here, next to this marker); Virginia H. Farah Foundation (here, next to this marker); O.L. "Rusty" & Joan Eck (here, next to this marker); Gerald and Shannon Michaud (here, next to this marker); Coleman (here, next to this marker); Pizza Hut Number One (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . .
1. Wichita State University Baseball. Team Official Site (Submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Tyler Field at Eck Stadium, Wichita State University. University website entry (Submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Farah Foundation and Tyler Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Farah Foundation and Tyler Markers

At left of photo, in the Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium, Wichita State University image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium, Wichita State University

Eck Stadium at Wichita State University image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

4. Eck Stadium at Wichita State University

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.