Sunflower Showdown to pay for the construction of Allen Fieldhouse, which would seat 17,000. KU opened the facility with a 77–66 victory over Kansas State on March 1, 1955. This period also saw the beginning of the 'Sunflower Doubleheader', with two non-conference teams visiting the state to play KU and K-State at one venue one night, then switching venues and opponents the following evening. This event was held from 1957 to 1968, and featured national powerhouses such as UCLA, Xavier, San Francisco, St. Joseph's, Cal, and Marquette. The basketball rivalry between the two schools continued unabated through the 1960s and 1970s, with
The Sunflower Jam good work the healers were doing" and decided "lets find a way to raise money to get more healers in there." The Sunflower Jam has been criticised in the "British Medical Journal" for its fundraising activities in support of "The College of Medicine", an alternative medicine lobby group in the UK linked to Prince Charles. Past "Superjam" concerts run by the Sunflower Jam have raised thousands of pounds to fund complementary therapists or “healers,” as they are described on the event website, to work with children in NHS cancer wards. The Sunflower Jam The Sunflower Jam is a British charity