Mo Moorman was born and raised in Louisville, KY. During his senior year at Xavier High School in 1963, Moorman led his team to the Kentucky State Championship and was named to the All-State and All-South teams, along with being named an All-American. He started his collegiate play at the University of Kentucky but transferred… Read more »
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Randy Morrow
Randy finished his 33rd year of coaching in 2010, his 20th at Warsaw, where he has a 184-57 won/loss ratio. His overall coaching record is 258-85-3. During his tenure at Warsaw, his teams have won 2 State Championships, 2 second place finishes and 8 semi-final appearances. His teams have won their district 17 of his… Read more »
Eddie Moss
It’s amazing how one idea can change an athlete’s life. In Eddie Moss’ case, there were two: His Poplar Bluff High School football coach moved Moss from the defensive line to the offensive backfield for his senior season. Then, after college, Moss returned home to assist the football program, where one player encouraged him not… Read more »
Mound City High School Football Program
Few teams have made an impact on their sport like the Mound City Panthers. In 1987, they started their first season of eight man football and have since created a powerhouse of a program. Their first state title came in 1999 when they defeated North Andrew. They followed that up in 2000 with a runner-up… Read more »
1978 Mount Vernon High School State Championship Football Team
Looking at the old black-and-white team photo, it’s easy to be left in awe of the 1978 Mount Vernon football team. See the guy on the front row wearing No. 60? That’s Michele McGehee, recruited by none other than coach Lou Holtz and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Look a bit to the left and wearing No.… Read more »
Paul Mullins
Known as “Moon”, Mount Vernon native enjoyed an outstanding football career at two Missouri colleges, and went on to become a legendary coach. Mullins lettered in football, basketball and track for three years each in high school, then lettered as a freshman football player for the then-Southwest Missouri State Bears of coach Fred Thomsen in… Read more »
Jamie Myers
A simple conversation between Jamie Myers and his nephews in the late 1980s led to one of the most successful youth sports programs in the state of Missouri. “When I finished graduate school and moved back to Rolla for a counseling position, my two nephews were in middle school. When I asked if they were… Read more »
Kathy Nelson
The quote from a dear friend still comes to mind all these years later, a reminder that sometimes you’ve got to roll the dice and take a chance. Back in 2010, the Kansas City Sports Commission recruited veteran TV journalist-turned-executive Kathy Nelson to run WIN for KC, which empowers the lives of girls and women… Read more »
Larry Nemmers
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Larry Nemmers’ teaching career began in 1965 and continued until his retirement in 1994. During his time as an educator, he served as teacher, textbook publisher, assistant principal and principal. During his time in education, he also began a career as a high school official. He officiated both high school… Read more »
Dr. E. L. Niedermeyer
Dr. E.L. Niedermayer served as a team physician for Tarkio College for over 30 years. In addition to being part of the MSHOF class of 1983, he was also inducted into the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1967, the Tarkio City Council voted to rename North City Park to Niedermeyer Memorial… Read more »
1969, 70, 71 Northeast Missouri State College Football Teams
If any three teams epitomized the spirit of a “Bulldog”, it was the three football teams of Northeast Missouri State College, now Truman State University, who garnered M.I.A.A. Conference Championships in 1969, 1970 and 1971. (Co-champions 1969, 1970 and undefeated Conference Champions in 1971). None of these teams were picked to finish higher than 4th… Read more »
1998 & 1999 Northwest Missouri State Football Teams
Two years after finishing 0-11 – and two years before winning the first of their program’s back-to-back national championships – the Northwest Missouri State football Bearcats could only shake their heads. But in a good way. In December 1996, the team they nearly beat in the playoffs went on to win it all. “We were… Read more »
Gary O’Neal
Compiling a record of 239 wins, 52 losses, and one tie during his 28-year tenure as Hardin-Central High School Head Football Coach, O’Neal has 10 undefeated regular seasons under his belt. Gary is a three-time State Coach of the Year recipient. His two State runner-up trophies are rivaled only by his two State Championships, which… Read more »
Greg Oder
Look at the body of work – the state championship games in his time as both a head coach and assistant, plus the number of wins and so forth – and the natural assumption is that Greg Oder had this dream even as a youth football player. Not so, said Oder, one of the state’s… Read more »
Christian Okoye
Having played football for a mere three years at Azusa Pacific University, Christian was drafted in 1987 by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round. During his seven seasons in Kansas City, Christian set a number of Chiefs rushing records, including total yards in a season, attempts in a season, touchdowns in a season,… Read more »
Brock Olivo
From the back lots of Hermann to legendary status at the University of Missouri, a career in the NFL, Brock Olivo left his mark at every level in football. Starting at Hermann High School, Olivo’s transfer to St. Francis Borgia Regional High School in Washington came as Olivo hit a rising trajectory. As a senior,… Read more »