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 »
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Mary Phyl Dwight
There weren’t many opportunities for sports-minded young girls growing up in Missouri in the 1960s. So maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn Mary Phyl Dwight couldn’t quite help herself once she arrived on Missouri State University’s campus in the fall of 1970. A graduate of Raytown South High School, Dwight grew up yearning… Read more »
1987-2010 Missouri State University Handball Program
A program which started with very little fanfare back in 1987 has developed into one of the most nationally known, respected and feared handball teams in America today. With only six years of experience under its belt, Dr. Tommy Burnett’s MSU team captured its first National Team Championship in 1993, with the women taking first… Read more »
Missouri State University Women’s Handball Program
Back in his National Football League days with the New York Jets, Dr. Tommy Burnett and teammates played handball as a way to cross-train, given the way it enhanced hand-eye coordination, bi-lateral movement and more. So years later when he was the head of the Missouri State University Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure… Read more »