Inductees

Never tipping the scales at more than 127 pounds, Vernon “Hap” Whitney was the first high school wrestler to win 4 state championships. His wrestling prowess took him to Purdue University where, at 130 pounds, he won the 1955 National AAU Championship and a Big 10 wrestling title. Taking over as head coach of Missouri in 1964, Whitney led the Tigers to a number of “firsts”, including the first and only undefeated wrestling team in Mizzou’s history. Hap is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the Missouri Wrestling Hall of Fame and the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.