Hank Stram can easily be labeled one of the most successful coaches in the history of professional football. Stram served as the Head Coach and Vice President of the Kansas City Chiefs for 15 years, leading them into two Super Bowls. Stram has been honored numerous times for his successful coaching career including: the AFL,… Read more »
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Jon Sundvold
Statesman. Ambassador of the game. Hard worker. A great basketball IQ and once dubbed an “Einstein in Sneakers” by an opposing coach. Any of those descriptions certainly fit Jon Sundvold, one of the Show-Me State’s most respected figures ever to walk across the sports page, let alone the basketball court. Certainly, the Missouri Sports Hall… Read more »
Dick Vermeil
One of the most distinguished coaching careers in National Football League history officially concluded when Dick Vermeil announced his retirement from professional football in 2006. Vermeil spent 15 seasons as an NFL head coach and was a member of the league’s coaching fraternity for 19 seasons. In addition, Vermeil has had a prestigious career as… Read more »
Bill Virdon
Bill Virdon was not just an accomplished baseball player, he was also a talented baseball manager. Virdon managed Pittsburgh (1972-73), the New York Yankees (1974-75), Houston (1975-82) and Montreal (1983-84). Bill Virdon has spent his entire life teaching the game of baseball. He began his playing days with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955 in… Read more »
Russell “Rusty” Wallace
A native of Fenton, Missouri, Rusty Wallace has made a name for himself as one of the most successful NASCAR Drivers in the nation. Entering the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup season, only two active drivers have won more races than Miller Team Penske driver Rusty Wallace. With 46 winds during his 12 full years in… Read more »
Tom Watson
Ask golf maestro Tom Watson for his favorite victory, and the assumption is that it would be one of his eight major championships, right? Possibly one of the British Opens. Maybe a Master’s. Perhaps that thrilling U.S. Open back in the day. However, breaking into his friendly Midwestern smile, Watson eased back and threw a… Read more »
Dr. Mary Jo Wynn
Dr. Wynn retired in 1998 after 41 years at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University), including nearly a quarter century as a senior athletics administrator. A native of Hartville, MO, and 1953 SMS graduate, Wynn organized women’s athletics competition in 1958 with volleyball and tennis teams. She coached volleyball until 1972, guiding the 1969… Read more »