Jaime Mendez
Football Player
Free safety who was a two-time All-Big Eight selection and a one-time All-American while playing for Kansas State University.
He won a Division III state championship his senior season at Cardinal Mooney High School.
He broke a Kansas State school record with 15 career interceptions between 1990 and 1993.
He married actress Essence Atkins on September 26, 2009. He and Essence have a son named Varro.
He and Terence Newman both had standout careers as Kansas State secondary players.