Alberta Lee Cox, whose success in basketball blazed a trail for so many and led into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, has passed away, the Hall has learned. Cox, 83, passed away at her home on March 23, 2015. A 1949 graduate of Raytown High School, she was a standout player and coach in basketball. Her… Read more »
Talk about a great time on the golf course. The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s annual Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank logged yet another successful year on Sunday and Monday at Highland Springs Country Club. Roughly 70 golf teams competed and, for President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews and staff, it… Read more »
Grab your pastel shorts, linen pants, seersucker sun dresses, Sperry’s and Captain’s hat and prepare to cast-off your summer with the land-party of the season! The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is hosting the ultimate summer PREP PARTY presented by Med-Pay, Inc. on Sunday, June 7. It all starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Ramada… Read more »
Like any of our events, one story alone cannot capture all of the great quotes and notes, and here are a few from our recent Baseball Sports Enthusiasts Luncheon presented by Dr Pepper. Of all the lines during Wednesday’s ceremony, one still resonates. It came from inductee Byron Hagler, the former Licking and Hillcrest high school… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD — He’s long competed in the State Summer Games of the Special Olympics and he’ll realize a huge dream in July by playing in the World Games of softball out in Hollywood. Dreams do come true, Allen Cameron will tell gladly tell you. But first there is business to be done – as… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD – Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is officially a Missouri Sports Legend, and two high school coaches and a fast-pitch standout can call themselves members of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. The Hall honored La Russa by unveiling a specially commissioned bronze sculpture on Wednesday during the Baseball Sports Enthusiasts Luncheon… Read more »
Few probably know this story about Tony La Russa. It’s when the past sees the future, says his thank-yous and, in the process, reminds everybody of why he was so successful. In essence, little details always mattered. In September 2012, almost a year after retiring as a big-league manager following 33 seasons in dugouts, La… Read more »
For area golfers, it’s a chance to play on the same course where Jack Nicklaus and other greats roamed just weeks ago. But that’s only one reason why the head of the Ozarks Water Watch – which promotes water quality in the White River basin – appreciates his organization’s annual golf tournament. Consider what the… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will salute all military veterans this Memorial Day weekend with free admission for those who bring a child. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The Hall will be closed on Memorial Day. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for… Read more »
Mike Shannon, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals, and play-by-play broadcaster John Rooney are now booked to attend and participate in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s next luncheon on May 27. Tickets remain for the Baseball Sports Enthusiasts Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company. The event will feature the naming… Read more »
What a great story: Former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Bobby Bell, a 1995 inductee of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and later named a Missouri Sports Legend, has completed his college degree. The Kansas City Star is on the scene with two sports writers covering Bell’s big weekend at the University of Minnesota, which… Read more »
When it comes to baseball stories, they are a lot like fishing stories – heavy on entertainment, with some truth maybe sprinkled in somewhere. Maybe. Exhibit A is Brad Simmons, a former Glendale High School pitching standout who recently took a seat in the dugout of his old stomping grounds and reminisced about his long-ago… Read more »
KANSAS CITY — The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s reach across the Show-Me State continued on May 5 with another successful tournament, the Kansas City Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Hillyard, Inc. The tournament, held at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City, drew roughly 30 teams. Winning A Flight was the Advertising Plus team… Read more »
The voice on the other end of the line paused, and soon got choked up. For Diane “Dink” Miller, trying to describe the man who showed her the game, taught her the game and who was her biggest fan was understandably emotional. “In September 2013, I lost my dad,” Miller explained. “And while my family… Read more »
The Mizzou Alumni Association Tiger Ball & Golf Tournament certainly can be called a success after raising thousands in scholarship dollars. Final tallies are not yet official, but the two-day event held over Thursday and Friday in Springfield is expected to greatly help the Greater Ozarks Scholarship Fund. The Tiger Ball, presented by Meyer Farms and… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame wishes all moms a Happy Mother’s Day weekend and will offer free admission on Sunday to all moms, grandmothers, aunts and sisters who bring a child. The Hall, whose hours are from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, is located at 3861 E. Stan Musial Drive in southeast Springfield, about… Read more »
