KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Warren Corman, one of the last of seven architects who helped build the Allen Fieldhouse on the University of Kansas campus, has passed away at 99 years old.

The figurehead of KU athletics and campus architecture died on Thursday morning in Lawrence, the family confirmed.

Both he and his wife, Mary, were well known in the community, having held men's basketball season tickets for more than 60 years and regulars at both football and men’s basketball weekly Hawk Talk radio shows.

“Warren Corman's legacy will forever be woven into the fabric of the University of Kansas with his incredible contributions to Allen Fieldhouse,” Kansas Director of Athletics Travis Goff said.

“That historic venue would not be what it is today without Warren. We will miss his amazing stories

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