Bill Virdon, the West Plains standout whose 52-year run in professional baseball featured the National League Rookie of the Year Award, a World Series championship and a successful managerial and coaching career, passed away on Tuesday in Springfield. He was 90. “The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame joins with The Virdon Family in mourning Bill’s… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced the Class of 2021 for its annual Basketball Luncheon, and it’s quite the lineup for an event sponsored by USA Mortgage-Kitrel Region. It features William Fontleroy, a standout guard on Missouri State’s 1999 Sweet Sixteen Team, as well as Jimmy Wright – a member of basketball… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday ushered in its Class of 2021 at the Enshrinement in St. Louis presented by Great Southern Bank. With a crowd of nearly 800 in attendance at the Chase Park Plaza, CEO & Executive Director Jerald Andrews presided over a ceremony that honored 13 individuals, five high school… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday will honor its Class of 2021 during the Enshrinement in St. Louis presented by Great Southern Bank. The event is set for a noon reception, followed by a 1 p.m. ceremony on Sunday at Chase Park Plaza. The Hall of Fame will honor 13 individuals, five high… Read more »
In a far corner of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, surrounded by college football lettermen’s jackets and memorabilia from autumns past, a passerby might walk by something that seems out of place. It’s the uniform of a West Point Military Academy cadet, and at the base of the display sits a story of the… Read more »
One day after spotting the event on social media, an Ozark duo won the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s Inaugural Bass Fishing Classic presented by SRC and SMC Packaging. The event, held at Table Rock Lake on Saturday, drew 52 boats of mostly two-person teams that launched from State Park Marina just south of Branson.… Read more »
Look who is now an inductee of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame on Wednesday welcomed Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Tamba Hali, University of Missouri running back Devin West, Kickapoo High School & University of Central Missouri quarterback Scott Loveland, Salem High School coach Bill Schuchardt, and Lebanon radio broadcaster… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon celebrate football with the induction of Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Tamba Hali, University of Missouri running back Devin West, Kickapoo High School & University of Central Missouri quarterback Scott Loveland, Salem High School coach Bill Schuchardt, and Lebanon radio broadcaster Kevin Stubblefield, as well as the… Read more »
Some of the most notable sports figures ever to walk across St. Louis’ sports pages will soon be honored by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, which will honor 13 individuals and five high school programs/teams. It’s all part of the Hall of Fame’s Enshrinement presented by Great Southern Bank, set for Sunday, November 14… Read more »
Rod McFadden and Joe Naelger fired their way to the top scores of the morning and afternoon rounds, respectively, and teams sponsored by Hiland Dairy Foods and Fast N’ Friendly won it all Friday in the Sporting Clays Classic sponsored by Killian Construction and presented by Bass Pro Shops. The event was a fundraiser for… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon celebrate football with the induction of Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Tamba Hali, University of Missouri running back Devin West, Kickapoo High School & University of Central Missouri quarterback Scott Loveland, Salem High School coach Bill Schuchardt, and Lebanon radio broadcaster Kevin Stubblefield, as well as the… Read more »
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is closed on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 6) but will reopen to normal business hours on Tuesday and the rest of the week.
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame received some notable recognition on Wednesday, Sept. 1 as Gov. Mike Parson stopped here as part of the Bicentennial Tour. The state of Missouri’s 200th anniversary was in early August, and the governor has been touring the state to bring attention to its history. “It’s wonderful for Springfield to… Read more »
A team sponsored by Heart of America Beverage Company, B&T Electric and Advantage Auction won the 20th Stan Musial Hall of Fame Championship presented by Landau Pontoons on Monday at Old Kinderhook Country Club. The event was the most elite of the year for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, which welcomed in celebrities and… Read more »
A Jack Henry & Associates-sponsored team took home top honors in the St. Louis Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Hillyard, Inc., on Monday at The Legends Country Club in Eureka. The event was a fundraiser for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and featured 31 teams. Jack Henry & Associates carded a winning 59 behind… Read more »
Interested in an evening run/walk at Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park? Or how about a sporting clays shoot? And did you know an inaugural Bass Fishing Classic for weekend anglers is on the docket, too? With the calendar pushing deeper into summer, those are among nine events on the upcoming calendars of the Missouri Sports Hall of… Read more »
