With former Missouri Tigers football coach Gary Pinkel lined up for a special appearance – and a goal of generating more scholarship dollars for Mizzou-bound students – the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association has lined up a two-day event in May in Springfield. The association’s annual Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction presented by… Read more »
Years ago, before the trips to bowl games became routine and the No. 1 national ranking was bestowed on the Mizzou Tigers football program, the phone calls took Gary Pinkel by surprise when he initially took the job. “I had a lot of friends call and say, ‘You’re crazy,” Pinkel said. No, Pinkel had a… Read more »
University of Central Missouri athletic director Jerry Hughes will be honored as a Missouri Sports Legend, and longtime Mizzou Tigers football coach Gary Pinkel is among 15 individuals, a football program and a college football team who will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, January 31 in Springfield. The Enshrinement… Read more »
