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Dr. E. L. Niedermeyer

Dr. E.L. Niedermayer served as a team physician for Tarkio College for over 30 years. In addition to being part of the MSHOF class of 1983, he was also inducted into the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1967, the Tarkio City Council voted to rename North City Park to Niedermeyer Memorial… Read more »

James Edward “Brick” Travis

Tarkio, Missouri, is a quiet little college town tucked away in the northwest corner of the state and hardly known as a hotbed of football talent. It was there that Ed Travis starred as a high school player, dreaming of the day when he could play for the University of Missouri. But Ed’s stellar high… Read more »

Melford Waits

Melford D. Waits was a standout basketball player at Tarkio College in Missouri where he is most known for being the team captain and a 1st Team All- America of the 1940 Tarkio National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball Championship team. He was inducted to the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and later… Read more »