Bob Ferry’s basketball career began at Cleveland High School in St. Louis. He averaged 32 points per game during his senior year in 1955 and was named to Missouri’s All-State team. He attended St. Louis University and was named an All-American following the 1959 season. After graduation, he was the first draft choice of the… Read more »
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Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan was born and raised in Kentucky, where he was a high school All-American. Hagan took his basketball skills to the University of Kentucky. He was a two-time All-American and helped the Wildcats win 86 of 91 games during his career. Included in his collegiate career is a 1951 National Championship under legendary coach… Read more »
1957-1958 St. Louis Hawks
The 1957–58 NBA season was the St. Louis Hawks’ third in Missouri. Coming off their trip to the 1957 NBA Finals, the Hawks won the Western Division by eight games with a record of 41 wins and 31 losses. Bob Pettit ranked third in scoring and second in rebounding. In the Western Finals, the Hawks beat the Detroit… Read more »
Ben Kerner
Ben Kerner brought professional basketball to Missouri. Kerner bought the Milwaukee Hawks and brought them to St. Louis on a risk and gamble, which paid tremendous dividends to him and the city of St. Louis. The St. Louis Hawks went to the NBA finals against the Boston Celtics in just their third year since relocating… Read more »
“Easy” Ed Macauley
Ed Macauley glided down the lanes of the NBA for easy layups and precise hook shots, frustrating many of the game’s greatest big men. A phenomenal player under Hall of Fame coach Ed Hickey at St. Louis University, Macauley was everyone’s All-America. “Easy Ed” started his 10-year NBA career with the St. Louis Bombers, played… Read more »
Medford “Med” Park
Medford Park grew up in Lexington, Missouri. He attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington from 1947 to 1951 and was a star athlete. Park then went on to become an All-American basketball player for the University of Missouri. A 6’2″ guard/forward, he played five seasons (1955–1960) in the National Basketball Association as a member of… Read more »
Bob Pettit
Considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bob Pettit played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times, a feat matched only by Kobe Bryant. He… Read more »
Charlie Share
Share was selected by the Boston Celtics as the first pick in the first year of the NBA draft. Charlie later became a vital part of the Milwaukee Hawks franchise. As captain for three years, Share helped the St. Louis Hawks to a NBA World Championship victory in 1958.
Win Wilfong
Alva Winfred “Win” Wilfong, a Missouri native, was born on March 18, 1933. He played college basketball at the University of Missouri from 1951 to 1953. In 1955, Wilfong returned to college basketball at the University of Memphis, where he played until 1957. He was selected in the first round of the 1957 NBA draft… Read more »