Wayne Rudy was a trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1960 to 1983. His service to the Chiefs saw them make three AFL championship teams and two Super Bowl teams, which included their Super Bowl IV win. He reportedly oversaw 4,000 practices and 474 games. Rudy was known for always being there for the… Read more »
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Andy Russell
Andy Russell and history are synonymous. The Ladue High School graduate went on to star for the University of Missouri Tigers and later emerged as a key with the Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defense in his 12 seasons in Pittsburgh. He never missed a game – in high school, college, military or the NFL. “I never… Read more »
Mike Russell
In 1977, after five seasons coaching junior varsity football at Lutheran North High School, Mike Russell got quite the shock. There he was, meeting with the principal and a longtime assistant coach, when the news dropped. The guy hired to be the new varsity football coach had backed out. “So (the AD) asked which one… Read more »
Jerome Sally
After snarling along the defensive line for the Mizzou Tigers’ bowl teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s and later for the NFL’s New York Giants, Jerome Sally could have taken the easy road. Perhaps snagged some cushy job. Maybe moved to some tropical locale. Instead, he’s worked in the Columbia public school system… Read more »
Steve Savard
You look at the resume now and assume that this was the dream all along, that working as a TV sports director – and in one long stretch as the Voice of the St. Louis Rams – was carefully mapped out. No, that wasn’t the case for Steve Savard, who in 1987 had to say… Read more »
Marty Schottenheimer
After leaving the head coaching job of the Cleveland Browns, where he posted a 44-27 record, Martin Edward Schottenheimer spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs from 1989 to 1998, recording an impressive 101-58-1 regular season record (.634). His tenure with the Chiefs included three division titles, seven playoff appearances and… Read more »
Bill Schuchardt
Imagine being four months into your first head coaching job, not yet 30 and, well, the posse is coming after you. Pack up and head down the highway? Bill Schuchardt still laughs about it today. Back in 1981, he figured he was about to be run out of town as the Salem High School football… Read more »
Lyndal Scranton
He grew up in Springfield following the local high school or local college basketball teams, eventually kept stats of the Central High School boys and did the same for American Legion baseball teams. Usually for Lyndal Scranton, his summer nights ended in either calling in scores or running them by the Leader & Press. “That… Read more »
Dr. Richard Seagrave
Dr. Rick Seagrave earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan before heading south to work on his doctorate at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. It was at UTMB that Dr. Seagrave did his residency in Orthopedics. Always interested in sports, Rick moved to Los Angeles, where he completed a fellowship… Read more »
1983-1996 Era Seneca High School Football
In the trophy case, the state football championship trophies don’t sit alone. Not far from those commemorating the 1987 and 1995 seasons, you’ll find the showpieces proudly reminding all of many autumns gone by. From there, walk out the back door of the cafeteria and there it is, the quaint football stadium, where the bleachers… Read more »
Tony Severino
The decorated walls and shelves of his rarely seen basement home office show a career defined by success. See the aged but colorful photo of football players hoisting him on their shoulders? That’s from his first state championship at Rockhurst High School. Not far away are framed newspaper stories, including one with a Kansas City… Read more »
Rex Sharp
Those who work behind the scenes in sports know all too well that you can make a huge difference. Just ask Rex Sharp. Back in the spring of 1997, less than a year after being hired as the head athletic trainer for the University of Missouri, he had a request for the team doctor –… Read more »
Chuck Shelton
Rolla native Chuck Shelton was a first team All-State football selection and prep All-American in 1954. He took his football talents to national powerhouse Pittsburgh State University, where he was an All-Conference running back. After many successful years as a head football coach at the high school and junior college levels, Coach Shelton moved up… Read more »
Chip Sherman
He found his way to the Midwest as a teenager, following his love for football and eventually built a tremendous reputation as a coach known for rebuilding projects. At Platte County High School, his body of work is right there to see: A program that had never won much now has a spectacular field turf,… Read more »
Will Shields
Selected out of the University of Nebraska, Shields was the third-round (74th overall) pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1993 NFL Draft. Beginning in 1993, Shields was in the Chiefs’ starting lineup for every game, a team record and the second-longest consecutive starting streak in the NFL behind Brett Favre. Shields started 230… Read more »
Bob Shore
Bob Shore attended Cassville (MO) High School and was a standout football and basketball player. He graduated from Pittsburgh State University in 1967. He first started coaching at Seneca, MO, then took an assistant coaching position at Jasper, MO and after one year became the head coach in 1968. He posted a 20-16-1 record in… Read more »