Henry was head coach of the University of Missouri from 1923 to 1931. During his tenure, he compiled a 40–28–9 (.578) record. On December 25, 1924, he led Mizzou against the University of Southern California at the Los Angeles Christmas Festival, losing 20-7. Before his coaching career, Henry was a football player and track and… Read more »
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Ray Hentges
Born and raised in Jefferson City, Ray Hentges was in the last graduating class of St. Peters High School, before it was renamed Helias High School in 1956. Ray served as the head football coach at Helias for 33 years. He coached two state championship football teams and compiled an overall record of 251 wins… Read more »
Terry Higgins
In the early 1980s, when he first began teaching at Carl Junction High School, Terry Higgins was asked to be the public address announcer for junior varsity and freshmen football games. He still remembers that first contest – a 6-0 JV Bulldog victory against East Newton – but little did he know that press boxes… Read more »
Andy Hill
Andy Hill – Assoc. Head Coach / Quarterbacks Coach – Missouri Tigers At the time of his Missouri Sport Hall of Fame induction, Andy Hill had coached 13 seasons under Gary Pinkel and 18 seasons overall at the University of Missouri, making him the longest tenured coach on the Tiger football staff. In fact, only… Read more »
Conrad Hitchler
Conrad Hitchler was a standout two-way end for Coach Dan Devine, lettering from 1960 through 1962. He led Mizzou in receiving in 1961 and was an All-Big Eight Selection in both 1961 and 1961. Hitchler earned All-America status as a senior and then went on to play in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl… Read more »
Tom Hodge
In far southwest Missouri, in the quaint Newton County community of Seneca, the townsfolk hard work and love their high school football Indians. To longtime coach Tom Hodge, they are the reason why he enjoyed so much success and why the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is inducting Hodge with the Class of 2016. “We… Read more »
Priest Holmes
Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Priest Holmes was raised in San Antonio, Texas. Holmes played football at John Marshall High School, where he led his school to the state championship game. After graduating from high school in 1992, he attended the University of Texas at Austin. In 1997, his NFL career took him to play… Read more »
Ron Holtman
Ron Holtman patrolled the sidelines as head coach at Country Day/MICDS for 39 years. He coached his football teams to seven Missouri Class 3 championships, another three appearances in the state semifinals and a total of 16 appearances in the Missouri playoffs. The MICDS athletic field complex was named for him in 2001, and with… Read more »
Myron Holtzman
Like any sports writer, Myron Holtzman enjoys telling stories. The funny ones are the best, of course. Even his. “I went to the University of Missouri to be a business major,” Holtzman said, “and figured out I couldn’t add 2 plus 2, so I found another major.” Well, he not only found sports journalism but… Read more »
Cal Hubbard
It’s hard to imagine anyone being more deserving of enshrinement in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame than Cal Hubbard. To date, Hubbard is the only person to be enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of… Read more »
Jerry Hughes
These days, there is nothing small about so-called small college athletics, and Jerry Hughes – the longtime athletic director of the University of Central Missouri – has been among its champions. Just walk across the Warrensburg campus. A $6 million fundraising effort has led to the football team’s new locker room, strength and conditioning center… Read more »
Danan Hughes
In a minor league baseball clubhouse in Helena, Montana, with the warm summer sun of 1993 waiting outside, he found himself at a career crossroads. Not that it was a negative. Not by a long shot. There Danan Hughes was, in his second year in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system and just a year removed… Read more »
Lamar Hunt
As the organizer of the American Football League over 30 years ago, Lamar Hunt’s activities helped positively change the game of football. Hunt is among those most responsible for the development, direction, and design of the modern-day National Football League. As the founder of the Chiefs franchise, Hunt helped provide Kansas City with a team… Read more »
Harlen Hunter
Dr. Harlen C. Hunter supported Lindenwood University with both his time and money. Hunter founded the St. Louis Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinic in Chesterfield in 1979. In 1988, his contributions led to a significant renovation of Lindenwood’s stadium, including a new playing surface. The stadium was also named in Hunter’s honor, to recognize his role… Read more »
Harry Ice
Ice was a record setting halfback for the University of Missouri Tigers football team, and a long-time member of the Tigers’ Athletic Department. Harry Ice grew up in Kansas City and attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from 1936 to 1939. At Wentworth, he was on the football, basketball, track, and baseball teams, captaining… Read more »
Vincent “Bo” Jackson
Regarded by many as one of the best athletes to ever participate in two professional sports, Bo Jackson was born in 1962 in Bessemer, AL. He attended Auburn University to pursue his love of football. While at Auburn, Jackson excelled on the gridiron, on the baseball diamond and in track and field. For the Tigers… Read more »