Dixon, Missouri native, John Brown, was an All-American and All-Big Eight forward/center in 1972 and 1973 for the University of Missouri. He completed his career as the Tigers’ all-time leading scorer with 1,421 points, which now ranks sixth in school history. Brown played for six years for the Atlanta Hawks, where he was named to… Read more »
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Charles Brown
Charlie Brown is only the second person to honored with the President’s Award. A graduate of Lebanon High School and the University of Missouri, Brown has long been active in sports around Missouri. He served as the district and national chairman for Mizzou’s Tiger Scholarship Fund, and served a ten-year term on the University of Missouri Alumni… Read more »
Bryan Properties
Speak to anyone who runs a successful business, especially in Springfield, and they make one thing clear right away: If you don’t give back to your community, you’re not truly successful. A prime example is Bryan Properties. Not long after it launched in 1985, it began sponsoring a number of sporting events and organizations in… Read more »
Herb Bunker
A native of Nevada, Mo., Herb Bunker is one of only two four-sport letter-winners in University of Missouri athletic history. He lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field, between 1920-23. In basketball, Bunker earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a guard in 1921 and 1922 and was an All-American in 1921 and 1923.… Read more »
Bill Callahan
Bill came from Rhode Island to study journalism at the University of Missouri in the mid-1940’s. He never went home, carving out an amazing career as Mizzou’s Sports Information Director (SID) from 1947-1986. He promoted an air of neutrality and integrity in the Missouri press box. He was elected into the SID Hall of Fame… Read more »
Christian Cantwell
For him, it was Freshman Year or Bust. That was the scary reality. You see, the college track and field coach offered only a token scholarship and, more worrisome, the finances back home likely weren’t enough for anything beyond if it all didn’t work out. Christian Cantwell loves telling the story from the spring of… Read more »
Ray Bob Carey
Ray Bob Carey came to Mizzou from Cameron, Missouri, beginning his career under coach Sparky Stalcup and finishing it under the eye of Bob Vanatta. A gifted 6-foot-6 forward, Carey earned All-Big Eight honors in 1964 as he averaged 18.9 points and 9.9 rebounds, and helped the Tigers to their first winning season in eight years.… Read more »
Kerensa Barr Cassis
She still remembers it like yesterday: A basketball in her hand, dribbling and shooting baskets, and competing in summer camps. And this was years before she starred for West Plains High School and the University of Missouri basketball teams. Yes, Kerensa Barr Cassis breaks into a smile just reminiscing about it all. “I was probably… Read more »
Joe Castiglione
Thumb through the 1997 Mizzou football media guide and there, on Page 187, you’ll run across a black-and-white photo of then-athletic director Joe Castiglione. It’s vintage Castiglione. He’s walking through a renovation project of Memorial Stadium – which was actually one project idea of many that ultimately came to fruition. “We have a vision of… Read more »
Dr. Jerald “Thumper” Chaffin
He still remembers when it all began, particularly – get this – the date. That would be September 21, 1963, when the University of Missouri football team played host to the Northwestern Wildcats at Faurot Field, with Northwestern coached by future Notre Dame icon Ara Parseghian. Dr. Jerald “Thumper” Chaffin was a freshman and in… Read more »
Derrick Chievous
Chievous played collegiately at the University of Missouri, becoming the school’s all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career. He was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. Chievous played in the NBA from 1988-1991 for the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best season… Read more »
Paul Christman
The legendary “Pitchin Paul” Christman came to the University of Missouri from Maplewood, Missouri, and lettered in football from 1938 to 1940, and in baseball in 1938, 1939, and 1941. He was a three-time all-Big Six Conference quarterback, and twice won all-America honors. Christman finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1939, and fifth… Read more »
Chase Coffman
First and foremost, Chase Coffman thanks his dad for the hard work and leadership skills that propelled his rise to NCAA All-American and National Football League player. “Growing up, I was a hot-head,” Coffman said, laughing. His dad, Paul, was in the NFL 11 seasons, eight with the Green Bay Packers. “I would get after… Read more »
Columbia Orthopaedic Group
The longtime former president of Columbia Orthopaedic Group sometimes sits back and just beams. And why not? Just look how far sports medicine has come since the 1950s. “It used to be a joke in the ’70s and ’80s that sports medicine was a ‘bucket and a sponge at the end of the bench!’” said… Read more »
John Cooper
Born in Smith Mills, Kentucky, Cooper was the eldest of six children. He graduated from Hopkinsville (KY) High School, then earned a B.A in Physics, as well as a PhD in Education, from the University of Missouri and lettered in basketball and track between 1932 and 1934. An all-conference choice in 1932 when he led… Read more »
Bob Costas
Bob began his professional career at WSYR-TV & Radio, while studying journalism at Syracuse University in 1973. At age 22, he landed a job at KMOX Radio in St. Louis, one of America’s most prominent radio stations. He broadcast a wide variety of live, play-by-play and studio programs for KMOX from 1974 through 1981. One… Read more »