1992

Nate Minnis

Senior QB-P-KR

Blue Springs (Mo.) HS

Nate Minnis led Blue Springs High School to its first-ever football State Championship. The Wildcats finished 13-1 and defeated Parkway Central in the State title game. Minnis passed for a then-State record 353 in the win.

As a senior, he passed for 3,026 yards and 34 touchdowns while hitting 216 of 381 passes. He ran for 566 yards and nine touchdowns. He also returned a kick for a score.

In two seasons, he led Blue Springs to a 24-3 record.

Minnis would sign on to play at Truman State University. He played for the Bulldogs from 1994-97, finishing seventh at the school in career passing yards (4,646) and seventh all-time in total offense (5,011 yards).

Anthony Simone and Nate Minnis	Former Chiefs great Neil Smith presented the Buchanan Award
The Simone Foundation presents a check for $1,000 to the Blue Springs High School athletics department	Anthony Simone, Nate Minnis and former Chiefs great Deron Cherry
The program from the 1992 Simone Awards