Inductees

Ben Pitney learned the game of basketball early and starred on his high school team at Hannibal, his junior college team at Hannibal-LaGrange (HLG) and then at Northeast Missouri State University. After a stint in the military, Pitney became a high school coach and applied his knowledge of basketball, football and baseball in the state of Illinois, back to Hannibal High School and then on to Northeast Missouri State University as the assistant basketball coach for 23 years. After his retirement, Ben returned to Hannibal and was soon hired as Athletic Director at Hannibal-LaGrange, a position he held for four years.