Former Lawrence High football coach Bill Freeman will be inducted into the second class of the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Freeman, who died in December, led the Lions to five state football championships. He went 242-81-3 in his 36-year coaching career, posting a 134-38 record at LHS. He was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Along with Freeman, former Baldwin High coach Merle Venable will be inducted in this year’s class. Venable, who died in 2012, coached at Baldwin from 1966-85, winning seven straight league titles and a state championship in ’81.

The Hall of Fame class will be honored during halftime of the GKCFCA All-Star game on June 16 at Blue Springs (Mo.) High.

Last year, former LHS coaches Al Woolard and Dick Purdy were inducted into the inaugural GKCFCA Hall of Fame class.