Back in the late 1970s, on the campus of Lincoln University, the men’s basketball team created a real sense of pride. The 1978 team reached the Elite Eight the NCAA Division II Tournament. Around that time, people were already talking about two comebacks: a preseason tournament title against none other than Saint Louis University, after… Read more »
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Jodie Adams
She emerged years ago as one of southwest Missouri’s best tennis players, later competed on championship softball teams and, fortunately, never forgot. That is, Jodie Adams never forgot what it truly meant for her, as a child and then a high school and college student-athlete, to learn the valuable lessons that sports so often teaches.… Read more »
Mike Alden
Mike Alden has been at the helm of Missouri athletics since 1998, and it’s no shock his tenure has produced the most comprehensive run of athletic and academic success in school history. Through capital campaign efforts, Alden has overseen more than $265 million in private gifts for Tiger Athletics and, in 2014, Mizzou’s Memorial Stadium… Read more »
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 »
Ken Ash
The numbers paint an incredible picture of the Show-Me State Games: 25,000-plus; $619 million; $1.4 million. In order, that’s roughly the average number of participants every summer since 2004; the Games’ economic impact on Columbia in its 31-year history; and the non-profit’s annual budget. Certainly, Ken Ash, the executive director of the Show-Me State Games… Read more »
Sallie Beard
In the fall of 1974, two years after the passage of federal Title IX legislation, the door to Sallie Beard’s office swung open, as several women on the Missouri Southern State University campus sought to start a basketball team. Suddenly, the teacher who had a bias against athletics – those were her own words –… Read more »
Bob Belote
In sports, sometimes meeting just the right person can set you on an incredible career path. During his Missouri State University days in Springfield, Bob Belote involved himself in campus recreation and worked part-time for the then-named Springfield Park Board, where he met his future wife, Deana. He also became friends with Jodie Adams, (MSHOF… Read more »
Travis Brown
He could have left his legacy only on the basketball court as a star guard and gone on his way in life, telling stories years later of leading Sumner High School to a state title and landing in the record books at Missouri Baptist University. Instead, Travis Brown far greater dreams, such as putting school… Read more »
Charlie Burri
Sometimes, even the grandest plans can turn out to be bigger than you anticipated. That’s part of the legacy of Charlie Burri, the “Godfather” of Missouri Western State University athletics. A former coach, Burri was tapped to start the Missouri Western program back in 1967. He had little more to work with other than his… Read more »
Bill Callahan
Bill came from Rhode Island to study journalism at the University of Missouri in the mid-1940’s. He never went home, carving out an amazing career as Mizzou’s Sports Information Director (SID) from 1947-1986. He promoted an air of neutrality and integrity in the Missouri press box. He was elected into the SID Hall of Fame… Read more »
Joe Castiglione
Thumb through the 1997 Mizzou football media guide and there, on Page 187, you’ll run across a black-and-white photo of then-athletic director Joe Castiglione. It’s vintage Castiglione. He’s walking through a renovation project of Memorial Stadium – which was actually one project idea of many that ultimately came to fruition. “We have a vision of… Read more »
Bill Clark
Bill Clark has seemingly done everything in the world of sports. He has spent time as a Major League Baseball scout, an umpire, founded the Heart of America Marathon, was one of the founders of U.S. Power-lifting Federation, served as Director of Parks and Recreation in Columbia and since 1961, has been a sports columnist… Read more »
Khalia Collier
Never underestimate the positive influence of an upbringing in the world of sports. For Khalia Collier, the game of basketball not only fueled her competitive fire as a player but also ignited a passion to challenge herself in another way, as a sports executive. In college, while playing for Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis,… Read more »
Barbara Cowherd
She first set foot on the Drury University campus almost 36 years ago – in August 1980, to be exact – and her numerous roles in the athletics department, particularly for women’s athletics, has been significant. Consider these numbers: two and 11; and 15 and 130. In order, they represent the number of women’s sports… Read more »
Tim Crone
Growing up in the Kansas City area, Tim Crone was all about sports. He rooted for the Chiefs and Royals, followed the local high schools, and played on his neighborhood fields and courts. At an early age, Crone knew that his future career would somehow be tied to sports. “Looking back, I always wanted to… Read more »
Doug Elgin
Doug Elgin, who in 30 years has brought a firm and steady hand to the Missouri Valley Conference as its commissioner, is quick to share the credit for MVC success with others within the organization. Elgin salutes the MVC Presidents Council for taking ownership of league membership issues, and also points to the remarkable continuity… Read more »