Inductees

Brutus Hamilton was a track and field athlete who grew up next to President Harry S. Truman’s family farm. In high school, and later at the University of Missouri, he excelled in all track and field events, finally winning a spot on the 1920 U.S. Olympic team. He won a silver medal in the decathlon that year and tried to repeat his performance at the 1924 Olympic Games, but only placed seventh.