Bob Lutz is a 1973 graduate of Derby High and a 1983 graduate of Wichita State. He started his journalism career in 1972 at the Derby Daily Reporter as a junior in high school. He worked at the Wichita Eagle from 1974 through 2017, mostly as a sports reporter and for 21 years as the sports columnist before retiring in 2017. In 2013, Bob was a sports radio host for many years, and founded the non-profit League 42, a youth baseball organization that has spread its wings into education. Bob serves as executive director of League 42 today which serves more than 600 kids, ages 5-14, with affordable youth baseball and countless other opportunities.