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Later this month, when it kicks off its 2025 football season, Kansas will unveil a newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium that just underwent a nine-figure facelift.
Even before that happens, the stadium’s namesake has some even more generosity in store for his alma mater.
Kansas has received a $300 million gift from donor David Booth, the school announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. It is the largest gift in school history and is among the largest in the history of college athletics.
Of that $300 million, $75 million will go toward launching the second phase of a $448 million overhaul of the Jayhawks’ football stadium and the abutting Gateway District, a multi-use development planned next to the stadium that includes a new hotel, retail and restaurant spaces, student housing, parking and an outdoor event plaza. The remainder of that total will, according to the university, “generate a stream of income that will strengthen Kansas Athletics across generations.”
“David’s unprecedented generosity is transformative now and for our future,” Kansas athletic director Travis Goff said in a statement. “It accelerates phase II of the Gateway District and the new ‘Booth’ and inspires others to step up and join in completing this vision. We’re profoundly grateful for David’s leadership and extraordinary impact on generations of student-athletes and fans. There is no more generous and impactful Jayhawk, and we are so fortunate to call him a friend and mentor.”
Booth is a Lawrence, Kansas native and Kansas graduate who is the founder of…
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