Back in 1990, the Kansas City Chiefs were kicking off their golden era, with Arrowhead Stadium abuzz on Sundays in the fall. On the other side of the world, an 8-year-old kid in the war-torn West African country of Liberia was thinking of picking up a gun and joining the fight in a merciless civil… Read more »
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Ron Hall
He not only had dreamed the dream but lived it – of making it to the National Football League after climbing out of a steel mill town and a small college – and yet it almost ended as soon as it began. In 1960, just a day before Hall and the Pittsburgh Steelers were to… Read more »
Dante Hall
Ask the man known as “The Human Joystick” of his favorite play of a mile-long NFL highlight reel and he smiles that trademark smile. You see, Dante Hall figures Kansas City Chiefs fans assume it’s the one against the Denver Broncos in 2002. They actually might like his favorite one better. And his final quote,… Read more »
Sam Hamra
The President’s Award was established to honor individuals who have gone above and beyond the norm in their efforts to aid the growth and prominence of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Hamra personifies that criteria. A leading Springfield attorney and business owner, Hamra has served on many boards and the University of Missouri’s… Read more »
Steve Hancock
A product of Holden, Missouri, Steve began his coaching career in 1972 as the Junior High Football Coordinator for Harrisonville Public Schools, before joining the varsity staff in 1974. In his three campaigns on the varsity level, Harrisonville went a combined 26-3-1. Hancock then went on to become the head coach of the Stockton High… Read more »
Jim Hanifan
Arguably the finest offensive line coach in the history of professional football, Jim Hanifan was born in Compton, CA and attended Covina High School. His storied coaching career began when he took a position as assistant coach at Yuba Junior College from 1959 to 1961. He was named head coach at Charter Oak High School… Read more »
Richard Hantak
In addition to his many years officiating high school basketball and college and high school football, Rich Hantak’s NFL career as an official has spanned 25 years, working as a Line Judge, Back Judge and Referee. His accolades in the NFL are numerous and include such assignments as the 1985 and 1997 NFC Championships, the… Read more »
Clay Harbor
He had emerged as an intriguing football talent at a small high school outside of Chicago, didn’t get recruited by major NCAA Division I programs but did catch the eyes of a couple of Mid-American Conference schools and others in the Football Championship Subdivision. With that, anyone could have assumed that, for Clay Harbor, the… Read more »
Dr. Patrick Harr
Dr. Patrick Harr has served concurrently as the team doctor for Maryville High School and Northwest Missouri State University for over 25 years. He services about 15 high schools in Northwest Missouri and Southern Iowa in his practice at Maryville.
Willard Harrell
He was born and raised in the northern California town of Stockton, starred as an undersized and intelligent running back for a West Coast college, later played for the Green Bay Packers and then, only three seasons into the National Football League, found his career at a crossroads. There Willard Harrell was in the summer… Read more »
Harrisonville High School Football Program
Just a few blocks from the town square, where the clock tower still works atop the historic Cass County courthouse, sits another landmark. Under the Friday night lights of the fall, the football stadium showcases the Harrisonville Wildcats. See the white flags flapping in the wind beyond the north end zone? Those honor that great… Read more »
Jack Harry
He initially cut his teeth in radio while in college, got drafted into the Army and worked for the Armed Forces Network while stationed in the Panama Canal Zone – “There was a price on our heads,” he recalled – and ultimately parachuted into the Kansas City media market. And, then, Jack Harry never left,… Read more »
Jim Hart
Jim Hart, a record setting passer at Southern Illinois University, had an impressive 19 year career in the National Football League. Hart spent 18 of those years with the St. Louis Cardinals and one year with the Washington Redskins. Hart served as the quarterback of the “Cardiac Cardinals” teams from 1966 to 1984. He passed… Read more »
George Hayward
Years ago, George Hayward officiated intramural football games for fellow students at Missouri Western University and, on the weekends, would ref the local youth Pop Warner League for $2 a game. It’s a great memory for the St. Joseph native, because those thankless roles led to the big-time in the National Football League, where… Read more »
Dennis Heim
Looking at his resume, you would assume he was born the size of a football defensive lineman: All-State in high school, all-conference in college and drafted into the National Football League. However, Dennis Heim emphasizes that that wasn’t quite the reality. As a sophomore at Monett High School, he had played as a 5-foot-10, 150-pounder. But the summer before his junior year, he hauled hay and, three… Read more »
John Henage
His high school football coaching career in the mid-1960s began like most others – with little fanfare, in relative anonymity and trial runs at three stops. In fact, at one school, he started a football program, only to see a Missouri River flood wipe out a full season. So talk about paying your dues. John… Read more »