(AP) — Ted Hayes, president and CEO of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, is resigning after more than 20 years with the organization.

Tim Daniel, chairman of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, said in a release Wednesday that Hayes submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors earlier this week. Hayes started as the executive director for the Hall of Fame in 1991.

The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1961 as a part of the Kansas Centennial celebration.

Bob Hanson, president and CEO of the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission, says the Sports Hall of Fame wouldn’t have lasted without Hayes.

Hayes will stay with the Hall of Fame through the end of the year. The Hall of Fame hasn’t announced plans to replace Hayes.