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 »
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Rich Grawer
Grawer led the DeSmet Jesuit basketball program to three state titles in the 1970’s, and set a record for consecutive wins among large schools in the state of Missouri with 63. He would later become the head coach at Saint Louis University and, in 1985, began a streak of six consecutive winning seasons, culminating it… Read more »
Roy Green
Former Kickapoo Chiefs standout Spencer Laurie was once asked to described Coach Roy Green in two words or less. Without hesitation Laurie replied, “Player’s coach.” And with very few exceptions, all of the players who have hit the hardwoods under Green’s tutelage during his 41 years of coaching would agree. Green has always been a… 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 »
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 »
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan was born and raised in Kentucky, where he was a high school All-American. Hagan took his basketball skills to the University of Kentucky. He was a two-time All-American and helped the Wildcats win 86 of 91 games during his career. Included in his collegiate career is a 1951 National Championship under legendary coach… Read more »
Art Hains
He used to act as a broadcaster on his buddies’ Strat-O-Matic games, even practiced in the basement of his parents’ home and, one day, walked into the radio station in his hometown of Marshall. Before long, Art Hains made his radio debut at – get this – age 17. “I’ve always said that I was… Read more »
Art Hains
There’s no other way to say it. He was on his death bed, stricken by a severe case of West Nile virus. Doctors sent him to one hospital after another, and friends back home in the Ozarks feared the worst as news reports and social media updates scrolled across their smartphones. This was the fall… Read more »
Alex Hall
Perhaps the most memorable moment of his storied career was not on the court but just several feet from it. At halftime of the NCAA Division II national basketball championship game in 2013, with Drury University having trailed by 17 points at one point, Alex Hall was dead set on changing the narrative. “I remember… Read more »
Forrest Hamilton
Forrest (Fordy) Hamilton was one of many key figures in the memorable story of one of the greatest eras in the history of Missouri State basketball, that of the back-to-back NAIA national championship squads of 1952 and 1953. Hamilton came to MSU as a transfer from the University of Missouri and the St. Clair native… Read more »
Sam Hamra
The President’s Award was established to honor individuals who have gone above and beyond the norm in their efforts to aid the growth and prominence of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Hamra personifies that criteria. A leading Springfield attorney and business owner, Hamra has served on many boards and the University of Missouri’s… Read more »
Gil Hanlin
Gil Hanlin is a varsity assistant basketball coach at Springfield Central High School. He was inducted into the MSHOF in 1992 and the MBCA Hall of Fame that same year, as well. He is also featured among the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association’s 600 Victory Coaches, with 639 victories. Hanlin has coached at Montrose High School,… Read more »
Tyler Hansbrough
The North Carolina Tar Heels are considered by many to be one of the top two or three programs in the history of college basketball. Of that, there is no doubt. Also leaving no doubt is Poplar Bluff’s Tyler Hansbrough, perhaps the most accomplished collegiate player in the long history of one of the most… Read more »
Kirk Hanson
Coach Kirk Hanson has been the head men’s basketball coach at Central Bible College for the last 32 years. Under his leadership, CBC has won three national championships and twenty three regional championships. Hanson has been named National Coach of the Year four times. He has accumulated a coaching record for 713-448, which puts him… Read more »
Richard Hantak
In addition to his many years officiating high school basketball and college and high school football, Rich Hantak’s NFL career as an official has spanned 25 years, working as a Line Judge, Back Judge and Referee. His accolades in the NFL are numerous and include such assignments as the 1985 and 1997 NFC Championships, the… Read more »
Dr. Patrick Harr
Dr. Patrick Harr has served concurrently as the team doctor for Maryville High School and Northwest Missouri State University for over 25 years. He services about 15 high schools in Northwest Missouri and Southern Iowa in his practice at Maryville.