Pete Adkins is the most successful high school football coach this nation has ever seen. His winning percentage is the best in the country for coaches with 100 or more games and he is the third-winningest coach in football history, at any level. Adkins’ overall record is 392-60-4, an 86 percent winning percentage. He began… Read more »
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Jerald Andrews
Every work day since October 1995, Jerald Andrews’ drive into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame has driven him. Turning east from the Highway 60-65 interchange in southeast in Springfield and then crossing a bridge, there awaits a steep grade before arriving. Call it a metaphor for his tenure, because he always reached the top.… Read more »
Bobby Bell
Bobby Bell was an All-State high school quarterback, an All-America tackle at the University of Minnesota and an excellent defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs before he settled on the left outside linebacker position. It was a position that earned him a permanent niche in the history as the first Chiefs player to be… Read more »
Gene Bess
To some, maybe it raised eyebrows. A successful high school basketball coach leaving to become an assistant at the junior college in Poplar Bluff? And after just leading the Oran boys to within a whisker of the Class M state championship? In March 1969, it made perfect sense to Gene Bess. “I’d been in high… Read more »
George Brett
George Brett just finished the greatest career in Kansas City Royals history. Brett is the club career leader in every offensive category except stolen bases. He finished his career with a .305 batting average, collecting 3,154 career hits (11th on the all-time list), won Royals’ Player-of-the-Year honors eight times and has been invited to 13… Read more »
Lou Brock
One of baseball’s all-time superstars, Lou Brock starred for 19 years in the big leagues. Of the 18,000 players to play Major League Baseball, Brock is the only player to record more than 3,000 hits and steal more than 900 bases in a career. He continues to hold the National League’s all-time stolen base record… Read more »
Bob Broeg
Bob Broeg is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. His love for the team began when he was a young boy. His parents subscribed to all four of the daily newspapers in St. Louis so the young Broeg could follow the Cardinals closely. Broeg’s journalism career began in Boston at the Associated Press bureau.… Read more »
Jack Buck
Jack Buck, with over 40 years of broadcasting in St. Louis, is a popular and versatile figure in the industry. He is the sports director of KMOX/CBS Radio and has announced the Cardinals baseball games for 38 years. Buck has received nationwide recognition through his appearances on Monday Night Football on the CBS Radio Network,… Read more »
Cheryl Burnett
Cheryl Burnett smiles and shakes her head when folks want to give her all the credit. Yes, her name will forever be associated with Lady Bears basketball. See the two Final Four banners hanging from the rafters at JQH Arena? And spot two of the retired jerseys hanging nearby of stars Melody Howard and Jackie… Read more »
Len Dawson
Len Dawson played 19 years, 13 years with the Chiefs from 1963-1975. At the time of his retirement, Dawson was the first on the list of all-time National Football League passers and was second in the AFC in touchdown passes. Dawson established a pro football record in 1967 with 15 consecutive pass completions against Houston. … Read more »
Dan Dierdorf
In 1971, Dan Dierdorf began a 13 year career with the St. Louis Cardinals. A star offensive lineman and center, Dierdorf was voted All-Pro six times and named to the 1980 All-NFL team. Dierdorf was voted the top offensive lineman in the NFL for three consecutive years and offensive co-captain for the St. Louis Cardinals… Read more »
Don Faurot
Born in Mountain Grove, MO, Don Faurot spent 19 years as head football coach and 30 years as Athletic Director for the University of Missouri. Faurot is best known as the inventor of the Split T formation, about which he also wrote a book. He is a past President of the American Football Coaches Association… Read more »
Gary Filbert
A St. Joseph Benton High School graduate, Gary Filbert lettered in football, basketball, and track. After graduation, he headed to the University of Missouri and played for the freshman basketball squad. Upon returning from a four-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, Filbert was a three-year varsity basketball letter man for the Tigers. Upon graduation,… Read more »
John Q. Hammons
John Q. Hammons grew up during the Great Depression on a farm in Fairview, MO. He attended Fairview schools and later Southwest Missouri Teachers College (SMSU) in Springfield. Hammons’ contributions to sports in Missouri and around the country are numerous. In 1976, he provided the funding for the construction of the Hammons Student Center on… Read more »
Dorrel “Whitey” Herzog
Whitey Herzog managed four different major league teams, five years with the Kansas City Royals from 1975-’79 and over 10 years with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1980-’90. His 1,281 victories rank 25th on the all-time list for managers in the big leagues. Herzog logged eight years in the majors as a player, including stints… Read more »
Jerry Hughes
These days, there is nothing small about so-called small college athletics, and Jerry Hughes – the longtime athletic director of the University of Central Missouri – has been among its champions. Just walk across the Warrensburg campus. A $6 million fundraising effort has led to the football team’s new locker room, strength and conditioning center… Read more »