One of the most decorated athletes in University of Missouri annals, Bradley lettered in football at MU from 1977-80 and in baseball from 1979-81. Bradley was the quarterback for the Tigers and took them to three bowl games. He was a three-time Big Eight Conference “Offensive Player of the Year” and set the conference total… Read more »
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Jesse Branch
When Jesse Branch arrived as head football coach of then-Southwest Missouri State University, there weren’t a lot of frills – just the way he liked it. No, there was no fancy weight room like the major college football casinos, nor a plush practice field. Heck, he didn’t even have a field goal kicker until the… Read more »
Justin Britt
Growing up in Lebanon, Mo., Justin Britt was never far away from sports. “My time in Lebanon was filled with nothing but sports, from football, wrestling, all the way to track and even baseball in middle school,” he said. Britt was a multi-sport athlete in high school, participating in football, wrestling, and track & field.… Read more »
Charlie Brown
Imagine being told that you would never again be able to do the one thing you loved most. In 1964, after his sophomore season on the University of Missouri football team, Charlie Brown awakened from major knee surgery to a doctor asserting that he had likely played his last down. Instead, the former Jefferson City… Read more »
Charles Brown
Charlie Brown is only the second person to honored with the President’s Award. A graduate of Lebanon High School and the University of Missouri, Brown has long been active in sports around Missouri. He served as the district and national chairman for Mizzou’s Tiger Scholarship Fund, and served a ten-year term on the University of Missouri Alumni… Read more »
Sam Brown
The decision to become a coach was an easy one for Sam Brown. Athletics had always played a huge role in his life, and he witnessed first-hand the impact coaches can have on individuals and teams. Playing under coach Vic Bonuchi (MSHOF 2023) at Excelsior Springs High School, he learned football fundamentals and life lessons… Read more »
Dr. Jon Browne
For any successful sports franchise and its athletes, those who work behind the scenes in thankless roles may actually be the true MVPs. A case in point is Dr. Jon Browne, a Kansas City native who rose to the top in the sports medicine field as an Orthopaedic specialist. Primarily, he oversaw the care of… Read more »
Isaac Bruce
Ask Isaac Bruce about his storied career and the first thing he’ll tell you is pretty simple: He was successful only because others were great. Quarterback Kurt Warner, lineman Orlando Pace, running back Marshall Faulk. The list goes on, with no mention of himself, the receiver who starred in jersey No. 80. “From 1994 being… Read more »
George Bruto
In the late 1970s, George Bruto found himself at a crossroads. Yes, he loved football. In fact, he had played on an NAIA national championship team and, after serving in the military, saw high school football as his future. Yet, after a couple of seasons as a head coach at a rural school, began kicking… Read more »
Bryan Properties
Speak to anyone who runs a successful business, especially in Springfield, and they make one thing clear right away: If you don’t give back to your community, you’re not truly successful. A prime example is Bryan Properties. Not long after it launched in 1985, it began sponsoring a number of sporting events and organizations in… Read more »
Jack Buck
Jack Buck, with over 40 years of broadcasting in St. Louis, is a popular and versatile figure in the industry. He is the sports director of KMOX/CBS Radio and has announced the Cardinals baseball games for 38 years. Buck has received nationwide recognition through his appearances on Monday Night Football on the CBS Radio Network,… Read more »
Ed Budde
A native of Detroit and a graduate of Michigan State University, Ed Budde had an impressive 14 year career with the Kansas City Chiefs. A first round draft pick by the Chiefs in 1963, Budde went on to be a significant part of the Chiefs’ success in the AFL-NFL Championship Game in 1967 and the… Read more »
Larry Burchett
He had played in three state championship football games, helping his team win two consecutive, and then headed off for college figuring he would come back to Midway High School as a coach. That is, even though several folks tried to steer him to different careers. Larry Burchett grins about it all now. “Everybody said,… Read more »
Bob Burnes
Robert Liston “The Benchwarmer” Burnes was a sportswriter for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat for over 50 years. After attending St. Louis University, he started writing for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in 1936, then became sports editor in 1943, a position he held until the newspaper closed in 1986. During this time he was best known… Read more »
Dr. Thomas H. Burnett
Under the direction of Dr. Tommy Burnett, the Missouri State University handball team has been crowned with National Collegiate Titles nine times during Burnett’s 20 year coaching tenure. Following his senior year at the University of Arkansas, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Burnett. He later joined the New York Jets and was a part of the… Read more »
Charlie Burri
Sometimes, even the grandest plans can turn out to be bigger than you anticipated. That’s part of the legacy of Charlie Burri, the “Godfather” of Missouri Western State University athletics. A former coach, Burri was tapped to start the Missouri Western program back in 1967. He had little more to work with other than his… Read more »