An outstanding athlete at Golden City High School, Denny attended the University of Missouri on an athletic scholarship form 1963 – 1966, where he lettered in football all four years. In the 1966 Sugar Bowl, Earl helped propel the Tigers to a win over the University of Florida. Denny was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings… Read more »
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Oliver DeVictor
Oliver DeVictor served as an athletic trainer at Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, Washington University-St. Louis and University of Missouri. During his career, his teams made 10 bowl trips, including three to the Rose Bowl. He retired as head athletic trainer at the University of Missouri in 1958 after 23 years of service
Dan Devine
Dan Devine gained legendary status as the coach of the University of Missouri Tigers football team during its most successful period in the history of the school. Devine took the Tigers to six bowl games, winning four of them. In national polls, Devine’s Tigers ranked consistently high, with the 1960 Tiger team ranking fifth and… Read more »
2020 Class- Diamond Nine
CLASS of 2020 Heather Anderson – Missouri State University Johnny Eierman – Warsaw High School/Tampa Bay Rays Kelli Wenberg Eierman – Warsaw High School/Park University Bill Fischer – Springfield Cardinals Dallas Hord – Ozark High School/Missouri State University/Miami Marlins Robert Murders – Southwest Baptist University Justin Skinner – Hillcrest High School/Drury University Ryan Vincent –… Read more »
2022 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS of 2022 Dr. Mark Baker — Webb City High School/Missouri Southern State University Charlie Burt — Truman High School/Ban Johnson League/Missouri State University Tim Clubb — Eureka High School/Missouri State University Mary Stratton-Johnson — Hillcrest High School/Slow-Pitch Softball Jordan Logan — North Callaway High School/Jefferson College/Columbia College Renay Ries Spilker — Blue Springs High… Read more »
2019 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2019 Nick Admire (Lebanon High School/University of Missouri) Charissa Fuhr (Kickapoo High School/Iowa State University) Hailee Hendricks Fury (Miller High School/Northwest Missouri State University), Colby Hughes (St. Louis Community College- Meramec/Missouri-St. Louis/Colorado Rockies) Logan Hughes (North Arkansas College/Missouri-St. Louis) Trent Oxenreider (Strafford High School/College of the Ozarks) Joey Rich (A.S.A./USA Softball) Brad Roweton (Bolivar High… Read more »
2018 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2018 Clint Anderson (Willard High School, Crowder College & Charleston Southern University baseball) Nolan Fogle (Plato High School baseball & USSSA/ASA/NSA softball) Tina Ruble Helm (Lebanon High School & Southwest Baptist University softball) Jamie Holmes (Republic High School, Crowder College & Columbia College softball) Greg Lindstrom (Glendale High School & University of Missouri baseball),… Read more »
2015 Class – Diamond Nine
Class of 2015 Jack Burrell — Humansville and Southwest Baptist Brad Simmons — Glendale High School and the Kansas City Royals Kelly Snider — Hillcrest High School the Oklahoma Sooners and the Los Angeles Dodgers Barry Short –Mansfield High School, Three Rivers Community College and the New York Mets Jim Lumpe — Glendale High School,… Read more »
2017 Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2017 Doug Bennett (Hillcrest High School/University of Arkansas/Los Angeles Dodgers) Dan Bishop (Springfield Central High School/Baltimore Orioles/New York Yankees) Jack Funderburk (Southwest Baptist University) Chelsea King Goodin (Strafford High School/Drury University) Kellie Becher Kessler (Missouri State University) Danny Powers (Carl Junction High School/University of Central Missouri/Minnesota Twins) Kyle Rapinchuk (Branson High School/College of… Read more »
Julie Dorn
Her name had flown on to the radar of college gymnastics recruiters across the country – Utah State, Penn State, Nebraska, nearby Minnesota – and ultimately she found the one made for her. In fact, Julie Dorn remembers visiting the University of Missouri during a gymnastics competition. “I will never forget walking into the Hearnes… Read more »
Larry Drew
A Kansas City native, Larry Drew was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. A 6’1″ point guard from the University of Missouri, Drew played in 10 NBA seasons. He played for the Pistons, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. During his… Read more »
Vic Eaton
Eaton spent his young years playing and excelling at sports. Vic attended Lafayette High School, where he was a four year letterman in football. Eaton was the quarterback of the team and was selected to the All-City Team in 1949 and 1950. He was also a four year letterman in basketball and was a key… Read more »
Al Eberhard
Eberhard starred for the University of Missouri Tigers before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the fifteenth pick in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft and played four seasons in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, averaging 6.8 points per game and 3.5… Read more »
Al Eberhard
Back on his family’s farm, Al Eberhard would shoot baskets at a backboard hanging from the barn door. And, if it was too cold outside, the day wasn’t lost. You see, his dad, who had poured the concrete slab outside to create a makeshift basketball surface, also hoisted a backboard inside, not far from the… Read more »
George Edwards
George Edwards truly belonged to the University of Missouri; he played basketball there and then eventually landed as the Tigers’ head basketball coach for 20 seasons. He took over for George Bond and led the Tigers (who were a part of the Missouri Valley Conference for the first two seasons of his tenure) to an… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2022
CLASS OF 2022 Dr. Bob Arnce — Carl Junction High School/William Jewell College Joey Ballard — Missouri Southern State University Jared Beshore — Lamar High School/Missouri State University Brock Christopher — Kearney High School/University of Missouri Nathan Dunn — Marshfield High School/Missouri State University/Southwest Baptist University Dr. Jared Emery — Mountain Grove High School/Missouri State… Read more »