Inductees

Larry Zirbel was born in Paris Township, Kenosha County, Wisconsin on June 13, 1921. Spent his boyhood in Algoma, Wisconsin, and graduated from Algoma High School in June 1939.

He was a World War II veteran,  serving from 1942 to 1945. He received his BS degree from Northwest Missouri State in 1950 and his M.Ed. from Missouri University in 1954.

Zirbel spent 37 years in the teaching profession retiring in June 1986. He taught at Bethany, King City, Tarkio, The Center School District and  for the last 20 years in the Hickman Mills District as a counselor. He officiated football, basketball, baseball and fast pitch softball at the high school and college level.

He was inducted in to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, worked with the Kansas City Chiefs/NFL for 44 years, was involved in the AINBA World Youth Baseball Championship in Kindersley, Canada, July 1984 and also in 1984 Larry umpired in the American League Championship Series for the KC Royals.