Local businessman and alumnus David G. Booth made a $300 million donation to Kansas athletics, which the school called "among the largest single gifts in the history of college athletics."

Kansas has received a $300 million gift from donor David Booth, the largest in school history and believed to be among the richest in the history of college sports. Booth, a graduate of Lawrence High School and KU,

Kansas reported received a massive gift of $300 million, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Max Olson. It is among the largest gifts in the history of college athletics, per the report. “NEWS: Kansas has received an unprecedented $300 million gift from donor David Booth,