Al Conway was born in North Kansas City, MO in 1930. His God-given athletic abilities made him a versatile athlete who seemed to succeed no matter which sport he chose to participate in. He was an excellent track and field athlete, basketball and baseball as well but his sport was football. Many regarded him as… Read more »
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Jack Fette
Widely known as one of Missouri’s most storied sports officials, Jack Fette’s officiating career began in 1947 when he worked as a baseball umpire at the “Class D” professional level. He advanced to the American Association in 1950 as the youngest umpire in the league. His career seemed to be secured as a Major League… Read more »
Charlie Gallagher
Charlie was born in Hawthorn, New Jersey and raised in Miami, Florida where he graduated from Archbishop Curley High School. He attended Louisiana Tech University and moved to Springfield in January of 1968. Charlie was successfully involved in the sportswear industry as a supplier to Nike, Champion, Starter and other companies providing sportswear for the… 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 »
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 »
Dan Lucy
Long before his TV sports broadcasting days, he developed his reporting chops as a free-lance writer the old-fashioned way: A student by day working his way into the University of Missouri School of Journalism. A beat writer at night covering the 1983-1984 Mizzou basketball team, even lugging around a portable typewriter and dictating two stories… Read more »
Larry Nemmers
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Larry Nemmers’ teaching career began in 1965 and continued until his retirement in 1994. During his time as an educator, he served as teacher, textbook publisher, assistant principal and principal. During his time in education, he also began a career as a high school official. He officiated both high school… Read more »