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John Hadl Obituary

Services for John W. Hadl, 82, Lawrence, will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022 at the Lied Center of Lawrence. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in John's name to the John Hadl Football Legacy Fund in c/o KU Endowment, P.O. Box 928, Lawrence, KS 66044 or may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary. John passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence. warrenmcelwain.com

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Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Dec. 3, 2022.

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Christopher Conner

September 4, 2024

Sorry to hear about your dad. John, we went to school together back in the day. It´s been a lifetime. Anchorage elementary was a long time ago.
Chris C.

Nancy Vogel

November 27, 2023

Johnny Hadl: always a gentleman, always a champion. I loved our LHS football games at Haskell Stadium. Tell people about his statue at KU!
Nancy Vogel

Ron Carmark

January 3, 2023

John was a great quarterback and leader! I always enjoyed watching him play!

Eva Collins Hankins

December 14, 2022

Sending our love and condolences to John´s Family from the Family of Cecil Lee Collins in Westville Oklahoma. Prayers for all!!

Augusta "Gus" Kyles

December 13, 2022

To the family of Coach Hadl may god bless you all during this time of sorrow. For to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Kathy Mayo Sposato

December 7, 2022

I grew up in the neighborhood that the Hadl´s grew up in. John came back quite often to see his Folks. John was always nice to us kids. Great Guy

Klee Zaricky

December 7, 2022

Sending healing prayers and comforting hugs! RIP John
Much Love Klee and John Zaricky

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Reece Wiley

December 3, 2022

I didn't know John personally. But I do know that without John--who should be in NFL Hall of Fame--there'd be no Lance Alworth in the Hall.

David and Gay Hadl

December 3, 2022

RIP # 21 from David and Gay Hadl

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Lied Center of Kansas

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Funeral services provided by:

Warren-McElwain Mortuary & Cremation Services - Lawrence Chapel

120 W 13th St, Lawrence, KS 66044

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