He spent his childhood idolizing the St. Louis Baseball Cardinals and, naturally, David Gibbs always tried to emulate them. That is, he played baseball whenever he could, learning valuable lessons. And, at the same time, he never forgot what he saw in the work ethic of his parents. “My father taught me and my brother… Read more »
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Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson has been a major contributor to Missouri baseball since he first signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. Gibson played for the Cardinals from 1959-1975. In those 17 years, he established a record for the most consecutive games as the starting pitcher with 303 starting games. He also established the major league… Read more »
Gene Gieselmann
Gene Gieselmann was raised in Lindsborg, KS and graduated from Wichita State University. He joined the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1968 with the Cards’ Class A St. Petersburg club. He was promoted to assistant trainer for the Cardinals’ parent club in 1969 and named head trainer in 1971. During his 29 year tenure with… Read more »
Matt Gifford
In the fall of 2004, a month after the St. Louis Cardinals relocated their Double-A club to Springfield, they set the day-to-day operations on the shoulders of a tall, 31-year-old with a quiet hunger. Nine years earlier, Matt Gifford had joined the big-league club as an entry-level, season-ticket sales rep – a telemarketing job that… Read more »
Bernard Gilkey
The story goes that, in spring training 1989, the plan of then-St. Louis Cardinals farmhand Bernard Gilkey – to advocate for an opening day assignment with the club’s Double-A Texas League affiliate – just about backfired. You see, newly installed farm director Ted Simmons “gave me the business,” Gilkey recalled, laughing of course. Actually, it… Read more »
Glendale High School Baseball Program
The safe assumption would have been a modest start, maybe a few challenging years before building up toward a tradition and earning a huge dot on the state sports map. Obviously, the Glendale High School Baseball Program tossed that script in the trash bin. In 1967, only three seasons after their inaugural 1964 spring, the… Read more »
Alex Gordon
He’ll be forever remembered for a tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2015 World Series that sent the Kansas City Royals on their way. Well, that and a decade of stellar defense from all over left field as well as playing his entire career for only… Read more »
Rich Gould
For somebody who has been telling sports stories for years, the story that kick-started it all for his career is even hard to believe. We’ll let Rich Gould explain it. After all, that’s in the wheelhouse of a longtime television sports director. “In 1978, Tom Mast (MSHOF 2021) was working non-stop for about three to… Read more »
Jeff Graviett
When fringe sports fans wonder about the secrets to success of any coach, they may automatically assume it’s that they pay attention to detail, put in hours of hard work and hold players accountable. Well, that’s true. Yet the common denominator is pretty simple – a love for the game. And perhaps that best explains… Read more »
William Greenblatt
Back in middle school, he took photos on a Polaroid camera and, during high school, would photograph football games while he stood on the sidelines in his marching band uniform. At age 16, William Greenblatt was working for a St. Louis camera store when Fred Sweets walked in one day. Sweets’ father was the publisher… Read more »
Tom Greenwade
Thomas Edison Greenwade was born on August 21, 1904, in Willard, Missouri, an area he called home his entire life. His first money in baseball came when Jim Austin, a traveling salesman for a cookie company saw him pitch one day. Austin offered the young hurler $25 a Sunday to pitch for the town team… Read more »
Dr. Bernard Griesemer
He grew up on a family farm near Billings in southwest Missouri, eventually headed off to St. Louis University to become a doctor and found his way back close to home, in Springfield. For Dr. Bernard Griesemer, the field of sports medicine grabbed him by the stethoscope in 1980. That’s when Dr. Lee Vensel left… Read more »
Clark Griffith
Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed “The Old Fox”, was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager, and team owner. He began his MLB playing career with the St. Louis Browns (1891), Boston Reds (1891), and Chicago Colts/Orphans (1893–1900). He then served as player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings… Read more »
Mike Griggs
Mike Griggs knew from a young age working in parks and recreation was going to be a part of his future. Griggs, former director of the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, spent most of his childhood playing sports and participating in community events at various parks in and around Columbia. “It seems like I’ve been… Read more »
Bill Grigsby
Bill Grigsby has a lengthy background in broadcasting sporting events. He is in his 31st year as color commentator for the Kansas City Chiefs – a longevity record in the National Football League. He began his broadcasting career in Joplin as a play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankee farm club, the Joplin Miners. He… Read more »
Charley Grimm
Charles John Grimm, nicknamed “Jolly Cholly”, was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman, most notably for the Chicago Cubs; he was also a sometime radio sports commentator and a popular goodwill ambassador for baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates early in his career… Read more »