In 1960 the Dallas Texans, who became the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963, chose him as the No. 1 draft choice. A Kansas City Chief until 1972, Robinson excelled as both a halfback and safety. Robinson was named to the AFL’s All-Time team by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a safety and was… Read more »
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Rock Bridge High School 1975 & 1977 State Championship Football Teams
Just a few short years after MSHSAA installed a postseason tournament for high school football, Rock Bridge High School emerged as a mid-1970s power, with two undefeated state championship teams. The 1975 team beat Nevada 10-0 and finished 12-0 under the guidance of coach Rich Davies. It was only the third year in existence for… Read more »
Rockhurst High School Football Program
If the old guard of Missouri high school football – that is, former coaches, officials, sports writers and broadcasters – ever got to talking about the best programs in state history, there are only a select few that would merit discussion. One of them can be found in Kansas City, at a private school near… Read more »
Jack Rockwell
Jack Rockwell has had a career in sports medicine that has covered more than 45 years and is easily recognizied as one of the most respected in his field. Because of his injuries as an Army sergeant in World War II, he was inspired to earn a physical therapy degree from the University of Kansas,… Read more »
John Roderique
In the summer of 1997, weeks before he stepped under the Friday night lights as head football coach of the Webb City Cardinals, John Roderique would jolt out of his sleep. That is, with his mind swirling about, well, everything. “Those first few weeks, I’d wake up and think, ‘What did I do?” said Roderique,… Read more »
Johnny Roland
A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Johnny Roland played college football at the University of Missouri from 1962 to 1965, winning 3 All-Big Eight Conference honors before being named an All American his final year. The 1966 NFL Rookie of the Year, Roland played for seven seasons with the Cardinals and became the franchise’s leading… Read more »
John Rooney
The start of John Rooney’s storied broadcasting career dates back to 1971, when he launched his career as a play-by-play sports announcer in Lexington, Mo. With some experience under his belt, he later secured a position with KFRU in Columbia. He then headed to Okmulgee, OK to do play-by-play for local high schools, while also… Read more »
Martin Rucker
He was in the stands at Memorial Stadium the night of the infamous flea-kicker loss and, years later, could have followed in his older brother’s footsteps to help Big Red chase another national title. Yet weeks before he signed a national letter of intent to play college football, Martin Rucker stopped himself and thought of… Read more »
Jack Rudnay
Born November 20, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio. Rudnay was regarded as one of the NFL’s finest centers during the 1970s. Determination, guts, toughness and humorous are probably the four best words that describe him, He was the AFC’s starting center in the Pro Bowl four straight times, following the 1973-76 seasons. Rudnay played in 178… Read more »
Wayne Rudy
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 »
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 »