As the 2021 Kansas high school football practices are underway, The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors is excited to announce the selection of our 2022 Head Coaches. Wichita Collegiate’s Troy Black and Basehor-Linwood’s Rod Stallbaumer will serve as the Head Coaches for the 49th Kansas Shrine Bowl, to be held Saturday, July 23rd at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas. Black will lead the West and Stallbaumer the East. The head coaches are selected by a vote of the previous games staff, including fellow coaches, camp directors, trainers, and managers.
Rod Stallbaumer returns to the helm of the East Squad after serving as the Head Coach in 2009 representing Lyndon High School. The East fell to the West 14-7. This will mark the 5th Kansas Shrine Bowl for Coach Stallbaumer, who also served as an assistant in 2008, 2014, and 2021. Stallbaumer leads a competitive Basehor-Linwood program, building a 53-22 record in 7 years. The last two Basehor-Linwood starting quarterbacks have been selected to the Kansas Shrine Bowl. Overall, Coach Stallbaumer is 119-50 as a head coach. Stallbaumer prepped at Bern High School, before earning undergraduate and graduate degrees from Kansas State University. Stallbaumer also has an Educational and Building Leadership graduate degree from Fort Hays State University. Rod and his wife Angela reside in Basehor with their three children, Leah, Landon, and Lexi.
“It is an incredible honor to be selected as the Head Coach of the Kansas Shrine Bowl,” said Stallbaumer. “To be a part of a game that is so much more than a game means a lot. The chance to give back to a great cause and represent the Basehor-Linwood school and community is humbling.”
Troy Black returns to the Kansas Shrine Bowl after serving as an assistant in 2021. Coach Black’s first Kansas Shrine Bowl experience came more than 20 years ago, serving as an assistant for the East Squad in 1999, representing Fredonia High School. Coach Black will be entering his 33rd year of coaching football, and his 23rd year at Wichita Collegiate School. Coach Black is entering his third year as the Head Coach at Wichita Collegiate, building a record of 16-6. While serving as the Head Coach at his alma mater from 1998-2001, Fredonia, Coach Black built a 27-13 record and had a 3A Runner-Up finish in 1998. Coach Black was a starter on Fredonia’s 1983 State Championship team. Coach Black continued his football career and earned his undergraduate degree from Bethel College. Black also completed his graduate degree at Wichita State University. Coach Black and his wife Michelle reside in Park City with their son Brett. They also have two grown children and one grandchild, with two more on the way.
“I am very honored and humbled to be selected to be the West Team Head Coach,” said Coach Black. “This game is not only such a great opportunity for us to play and coach the game we love, but to do it for a much bigger reason and purpose. This will be the third time I have coached in this game and the relationships with the players, coaches, and support staff and the experience with the Shriners and Shriner kids has been life changing. I have the utmost respect and admiration for what the Shriners and Shriner Hospital provide for families in our state, and I cannot be more honored to be participating in the 2022 game.”
“It’s a great honor to serve as a head coach in the Kansas Shrine Bowl,” said Kansas Shrine Bowl Executive Director, B.J. Harris. “The fact that it is decided on by a vote of their peers is certainly special for our coaches. Our 2021 coaching staffs were filled with quality coaches, any of them would have been great for our game. Coach Black and Coach Stallbaumer each bring tremendous experience and energy and they definitely understand the meaning behind our game,” added Harris, “I’m looking forward to working with them this year.”
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an all-star high school senior, East vs. West, football game put on each year by the Kansas Shrine. It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit charity that produces annual events and related activities, with net proceeds benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. The game has been played throughout Kansas each summer for 48 years at host cities across Kansas and will return to Pittsburg for the sixth time, Saturday, July 23rd, 2022, at Carnie Smith Stadium on the campus of Pittsburg State University.
See a full list of past coaches and players at www.kansasshrinebowl.com/past-participants-and-coaches.html