====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0697 from reel: NP 10603 (2004-04-01 to 2004-07-28) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/66796 Title: Tradition Stays in Shape Summary: Article about Red Dog Days, a popular summer conditioning program in Lawrence run by Don "Red Dog" Gardner, now in its 21st year. The program has expanded from high school athletes to all residents and attracts notable participants including former KU basketball player Brett Ballard and KU soccer coach Mark Francis. Category: local news Subjects: community fitness; local events; summer programs; lawrence residents Named Entities: Gardner, Don "Red Dog" [program organizer]; Ballard, Brett [former Kansas basketball player]; Francis, Mark [KU soccer coach]; Patel, Vishal [Lawrence resident] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.