Kenneth Arthur Staples (November 9, 1926 – September 8, 2014) was a minor league baseball player and manager.
Cloud Rox, the season ended with a 44–26 record, a first-place finish and another league championship.
Cloud Rox, leading them to the same results with a 42–28 record, first-place finish and league championship.
Staples returned in the 1981 season managing the Wisconsin Rapids Twins, which led to a 68–65 record and fourth-place finish in the Midwest League.
Among the awards and honors Staples received: 1959 - Selected Mr. Tommy, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; 1978 - State of Minnesota Proclamation Award for high school hockey from Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich; 1979 - WCCO Radio Honors - Ken Staples Day; 1986 - Inducted into the Mobile Alabama Hall of Fame for baseball; 1992 - Inducted into the Mancini's Sports Hall of Fame for baseball; 1992 - Inducted into the University of St. Thomas Hall of Fame for baseball; 1998 - Honored by St. Paul High Schools as one of the top 100 athletes in 100 years; 2006 - Inducted into the Humboldt High School Athletic Hall of Fame; 2006 - Inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Hall of Fame; 2009 - inducted to the Osceola Braves Hall of Fame; 2010 - Inducted to the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.