Inductees

Walt Schoenke was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 as a sports contributor.

He enlisted in the Air Force in 1941 and served four years as a crew chief on the F-86 Fighter Sabre Jet. After his military career, Schoenke eventually joined the Monsanto Company as a national sales manager for the AstroTurf division. He remained there for 20 years and became heavily involved with the University of Missouri athletic department and Tiger Scholarship Fund.

Schoenke eventually was awarded the Faurot Field plaque for his service. In 1998, he was appointed the first commissioner of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC).

A Hawaii native, Schoenke became good friends with Mizzou basketball coach Norm Stewart as the two helped to form an annual Hawaii holiday basketball tournament. Schoenke also helped in bringing the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament to St. Louis and was a youth basketball coach.