In his 48th year of coaching high school football, Paul Martel has an impressive 285-105-12 record. Martel began his career coaching at Immaculata High School in Leavenworth, Kansas and at St. Agnes/Miege High School in Kansas City, Kansas before beginning a 29 year stint at St. Louis University High School in 1959. During his tenure… Read more »
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Mike Martz
In early 1999, with most of pro football assuming the St. Louis Rams wouldn’t be much of anything that fall, Mike Martz took a detour back to the Gateway Arch. “I was coaching at Washington in 1997 and 1998 and got a call from the Rams, who were offering the offensive coordinator job,” said Martz,… Read more »
Maryville High School Football 1982 State Championship Football Team
The 1982 Maryville High School Spoofhound football team set the town and surrounding area on fire with its electrifying run to the Class 3 state championship. But that year’s group of seniors, and a former coach, already had an idea something special was on its way. “We knew 1982 could be special after an undefeated… Read more »
Tom Mast
He must have had a puzzled look on his face. A year after arriving as Springfield’s newest TV Sports Director, he got sent to Louisiana to cover what was anticipated to be Evangel University football’s first victory. Yet upon arriving to the field, well, we’ll let Tom Mast tell the rest of the story. “What… Read more »
Dr. Matthew Matava
You look at the resume and see all the years he has provided medical care for St. Louis’ premier NCAA Division III athletics department and the city’s National Hockey League and National Football League franchises and come to a conclusion. That is, that Dr. Matthew Matava planned this from the start. Not exactly. “I played… Read more »
Denny Matthews
Over the years, Royals fans have followed the hitting of George Brett, graceful fielding of Frank White and the masterful pitching of Bret Saberhagen. But one aspect of Royals baseball has remained a constant – the voice of Denny Matthews. His broadcasting career started in college, where he worked as an announcer during the basketball… Read more »
Dr. Reed Maxson
Dr. Reed Maxson was a hero before he settled down to a long and successful career in medicine. During World War II, he served in Europe, treating the wounded in the heat of battle. Maxson was born in LaHarpe, Kansas, and graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School in 1942. He immediately joined the… Read more »
C.E. McBride
Born in Silver Springs, Missouri, Charles Edward McBride was the sports editor for the Kansas City Star for 43 years and served as a football official for 27 years before retiring. He started his career with the Saline County Index in Marshall, Missouri. McBride was first a reporter for the Kansas City Star from 1907… Read more »
Scott McCaulley
He broke into the Ozarks’ sports broadcasting scene of in the mid- to late 1980s, initially covering American Legion baseball and certainly taking mental notes from seasoned radio veterans. Yet Scott McCaulley soon realized that, if he wanted to truly chase his dream, he would have to venture outside of Springfield because all others were… Read more »
Nolan McCaulley
In the early 1960s, while attending Drury University in Springfield, Nolan McCaulley walked into a sports officiating class and found his calling. In order to pass the class, students were required to join the Missouri State High School Activities Association and the local association for umpiring and refereeing. That semester, classmate Emry Dilday (MSHOF 2019)… Read more »
Curtis McClinton
Inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1995, Curtis McClinton was the sixth leading rusher in Chiefs history. McClinton was one of the early stars of the AFL and was the first AFL player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl, catching a 7 yard pass in the second quarter of… Read more »
Mike McClure
You don’t spend nearly 40 years broadcasting local high school and college sports if you don’t love what you do. And Monett’s Mike McClure has had a love affair with sports since he was a young boy. McClure caught the broadcasting bug as a youngster by listening to Jack Buck (MSHOF 1980) call Cardinals games… Read more »
Andy McCollum
At Toledo University, Andy McCollum played for both Nick Saban and Gary Pinkel and helped then helped the St. Louis Rams win 46 games in his first six seasons. He blocked for three NFL MVPs, three NFL Offensive Player of the Year winners and himself was a finalist for the Walter Payton Man of the… Read more »
Eric McDonnell
For the past 37 years, Eric McDonnell has stood right on the sidelines either with the University of Missouri football team or on the bench of the women’s basketball and volleyball programs and – best of all – they paid him to be there. And to think his career as an athletic trainer almost never… Read more »
Dr. Glenn McElroy
Dr. Glenn McElroy began working with the University of Missouri Tigers as an orthopedic consultant to team physician Dr. James Baker in 1951, then succeeded him in 1977. In 1991 he took on the title of emeritus team physician. He was a charter member of the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame, received the… Read more »
Dr. Paul McGannon
Dr. Paul McGannon was a successful surgeon at St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri for more than 30 years and was chief of surgery for 20 years. He also served as the team physician for Rockhurst High School from 1961 to 1986 as well as an honorary member of the board of directors.… Read more »