By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Bob Bodenheimer, who coached Shawnee Heights' boys basketball team to back-to-back Class 5A state championships in the late 1980s, passed away Saturday at the age of 86.
Bob Bodenheimer [Photo courtesy of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home]
Bodenheimer, who coached the T-Birds to state championships in 1988 and 1989, passed away at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home.
Bodenheimer's funeral service will be on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka.
Bodenheimer's 1987-1988 Shawnee Heights team posted an 18-6 record and his '88-'89 title team went 18-5.
Shawnee Heights beat Campus in the '88 state championship game and McPherson in the '89 title game.
Bodenheiemer's T-Birds captured the Centennial League championship in 1988, were the co-league champs in '89, '91 and '92 and won the league title outright again in '93.
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