If sports fans from far away think of the Jefferson City Jays Football Program and its rich tradition, the image probably is that of an old brick high school sitting high atop a hill – a throwback to the 1960s and 1970s – and with the football stadium tucked in at the bottom of the… Read more »
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Darold Jenkins
A center/linebacker from Higginsville, Darold Jenkins starred on the University of Missouri’s football teams in 1940 and 1941. He was All-Big Six both years and as a senior, served as team captain, and won All-America honors on Don Faurot’s 1941 Sugar Bowl team. He was named to the State of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame… Read more »
Rick Jester
He’ll never forget the moment. All of 20 years old and having grown up in Springfield where basketball had long been the premier sport, Rick Jester walked into his family’s kitchen one Saturday and there was his old high school coach, Larry Atwood, enjoying a cup of coffee along wtih Jester’s dad. “Sit down here,”… Read more »
Rich Johanningmeier
Rich Johanningmeier has taken some unrelated steps along the path of his professional career in college athletics, and he’s excelled at all of them. A native St. Louisan whose first sports love was – and will always be – football , Johanningmeier has been a coach, athletics administrator and a valued staff member within the… Read more »
Derrick Johnson
With a persona as a bone-crushing linebacker who devoured quarterbacks, you’d assume that Derrick Johnson was one of those throwbacks who scowled even in family photos. Yet ask him about his Kansas City Chiefs days, especially the college-like atmosphere of Arrowhead Stadium, and he breaks into a teddy-bear smile. “There is an experience that I… Read more »
Jerry Jones
In one of the most dramatic eras of ownership in professional sports, Jerry Jones’ stewardship of the Dallas Cowboys has brought unprecedented results and success to one of the world’s most popular sports entities. His nearly three-decade long journey reached a rare pinnacle with his selection for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame… Read more »
Mike Jones
Mike Jones played football at the University of Missouri as a running back. While at MU, he set the school record for most yards in a quarter, 104, and set the all-time mark for receptions for a running back in a season (41) and in a career (72). During his twelve-year NFL career he played… Read more »
Corby Jones
When it comes to Corby Jones, he wasn’t happy just to be a football player. No, he was proud to be a Missouri Tiger. And there may be no better example than in 1997. Two years after vaulting to the starting quarterback as a true freshman, he was leading a fourth-quarter rally against No. 12… Read more »
John Kadlec
For over a half century, the name John Kadlec has been synonymous with football at the University of Missouri. As a star player, coach, recruiter, fundraiser, administrator and football color analyst, Kadlec has never tired of helping the institution he loves and the school that gave him the opportunity to earn a bachelor and master’s… Read more »
Jim Kearney
Jim Kearney was a standout quarterback at Wharton High School in Texas and attended Prairie View A&M. Kearney’s successful collegiate career paved the way for him to be drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1965. He played in the Motor City for two seasons and then jumped north of the border to play with Montreal… Read more »
Stan Kee
In a place called Carrollton, about 10 miles north of the Missouri River off U.S. 65, a longtime football coach by the name of Stan Kee sort of embodies the town – hard-working, old-fashioned and resilient. Here, it’s as if stepping back in time. There’s the traditional town square, anchored by the Carroll County Courthouse.… Read more »
Jim Kekeris
At 290 pounds, “Jumbo” Jim Kekeris was used as a tackle, fullback and place-kicker by Coaches Don Faurot and Chauncey Simpson from 1943-46. A St Louis native, Kekeris earned all-Big Six Conference honors three times, and was a second-team all-American as a senior. He played in the East-West Shrine game and College All-Star game. He… Read more »
Mike Kelly
It’s true that sports broadcasters, by nature, do a lot of talking. However, the pro’s pros also listen. And, for Mike Kelly, he was all ears in his first season of calling Missouri Tigers basketball games. And why not? The advice that he still remembers to this day came from none other than the legendary… Read more »
David Kendall
There are days when David Kendall kicks back and wonders how he ever pulled it all off. Even he can’t believe it at times. Back in college, a chance meeting with the then-head trainer of the Kansas City Chiefs led to an internship during training camp. Which would seem ho-hum except for the fact that… Read more »
Bill Kenney
There is no other way to say it. In late 1978, Bill Kenney had one last shot – and perhaps only a couple of minutes – to keep his dream alive in the National Football League. Brought in to Arrowhead Stadium for a tryout with the Kansas City Chiefs, the quarterback arrived on a blustery… Read more »
Eddie Kennison
The phone call came in from none other than Kansas City Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil – and only an hour before kickoff on a Thursday night in Philadelphia, at that. Eddie Kennison will never forget it. There he was in midseason 2001, sitting in his apartment in Denver and recently released, and yet staying confident… Read more »