Inductees

Dave Dorr’s contribution to basketball in Missouri was most significant during the 1970s and 1980s when the college game was enjoying its explosive growth. In 1991, he was only the second to be inducted into the writers wing of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

Dorr is a member of the United States Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame and a former president of that organization. His Olympic work twice has been submitted for Pulitzer Prizes. He has written one book and has been named Missouri Sportswriter of the Year on several occasions. He was a college basketball columnist for The Sporting News and his stories helped many in the state discover the game and understands its popularity nationwide.

It was in 1991 when he was the NBA Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy award winner. The Curt Gowdy Media Award is named in honor of the late Curt Gowdy, a legendary sports broadcaster and former Hall of Fame Board member and President. This prestigious award is presented annually to members of the print and electronic media whose longtime efforts have made a significant contribution to the game of basketball.