The greatest upset in University of Missouri football history? For many, it remains Sept. 25 1976, a last-minute, 22-21 victory on the road against none other than Woody Hayes’ No. 2-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The man who engineered the offense that afternoon remembers it – and the night before – like it was yesterday. Who… Read more »
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Ed Wray
Ed Wray was a sportswriter who was known for his column, “Wray’s Column” in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His career spanned 55 years. He focused mainly on horse racing, boxing, and football, particularly the history of the forward pass. The first legal forward pass was thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University in 1906… Read more »
Dr. Rick Wright
There is one man in the state of Missouri who in the past 20-some years has pulled this trifecta – working as a pro in the National Hockey League, National Football League and Major League Baseball, too. Yes, the Sikeston kid who was an OK athlete – his own words – made it to the… Read more »
Allen Wright
Allen Wright went to his father when he was offered a full-time job by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984. At the time, he was working for the team as a courier and traveling on the weekends with a team on the World of Outlaws sprint car circuit and had aspirations to become a driver… Read more »
Ron Zetcher
Since 1968, Ron Zetcher has officiated baseball, basketball and football, becoming one of the nation’s top NCAA basketball officials. He has worked 17 NCAA Tournaments and 20 National Invitational Tournaments during his career. As an official at the collegiate level, Ron has worked the Big 12 Conference Tournament, the Big 8 Conference Tournament finals and… Read more »
Larry Zirbel
Larry Zirbel was born in Paris Township, Kenosha County, Wisconsin on June 13, 1921. Spent his boyhood in Algoma, Wisconsin, and graduated from Algoma High School in June 1939. He was a World War II veteran, serving from 1942 to 1945. He received his BS degree from Northwest Missouri State in 1950 and his M.Ed.… Read more »