There’s an old saying in sports that you better be ready when your number is called. Back in the late 1980s, while still a student, aspiring sports broadcaster Chris Gervino certainly was ready when the University of Missouri asked if he could serve as the public address announcer … for none other than coach Norm… Read more »
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Mizzou Golden Girls
Everybody in sports has a story, but some are more fascinating than others. In 1964, one of the majorettes eager to perform with the University of Missouri marching band – that is, for football halftime shows – arrived to a tryout in a silver-sequined leotard. That piqued the interest of Charles Emmons, the Innovation Director.… Read more »
Rich Gould
For somebody who has been telling sports stories for years, the story that kick-started it all for his career is even hard to believe. We’ll let Rich Gould explain it. After all, that’s in the wheelhouse of a longtime television sports director. “In 1978, Tom Mast (MSHOF 2021) was working non-stop for about three to… Read more »
Mel Gray
At the University of Missouri, Gray lettered in football and track from 1968 to 1970. In track, Gray was an All-American once indoors and twice outdoors. In football, Gray was All-Big Eight in 1969, when he caught 25 passes for 705 yards and a school record 9 touchdowns. He, at one time, held the MU… Read more »
William Greenblatt
Back in middle school, he took photos on a Polaroid camera and, during high school, would photograph football games while he stood on the sidelines in his marching band uniform. At age 16, William Greenblatt was working for a St. Louis camera store when Fred Sweets walked in one day. Sweets’ father was the publisher… Read more »
Gary “Skip” Grossnickle
Gary “Skip” Grossnickle was a standout athlete for Kirksville High School. As a 9th grader, when grades 10-12 were the only high school grades, Gary played quarterback for the high school team. In high school, Gary was selected Captain or Co-Captain in football, basketball and track all three years. A three year letterman for the… Read more »
Brutus Hamilton
Brutus Hamilton was a track and field athlete who grew up next to President Harry S. Truman’s family farm. In high school, and later at the University of Missouri, he excelled in all track and field events, finally winning a spot on the 1920 U.S. Olympic team. He won a silver medal in the decathlon… Read more »
Forrest Hamilton
Forrest (Fordy) Hamilton was one of many key figures in the memorable story of one of the greatest eras in the history of Missouri State basketball, that of the back-to-back NAIA national championship squads of 1952 and 1953. Hamilton came to MSU as a transfer from the University of Missouri and the St. Clair native… Read more »
Sam Hamra
The President’s Award was established to honor individuals who have gone above and beyond the norm in their efforts to aid the growth and prominence of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Hamra personifies that criteria. A leading Springfield attorney and business owner, Hamra has served on many boards and the University of Missouri’s… Read more »
Charlie Henke
Many probably remember the benches-clearing brawl between the Missouri Tigers and Kansas Jayhawks in March 1961 – with Mizzou center Charlie Henke right in the middle of it. Fortunately, that is not Henke’s claim to fame. No, for that, just look at Mizzou basketball’s record book, because his name is all over it – thanks… Read more »
Gwinn Henry
Henry was head coach of the University of Missouri from 1923 to 1931. During his tenure, he compiled a 40–28–9 (.578) record. On December 25, 1924, he led Mizzou against the University of Southern California at the Los Angeles Christmas Festival, losing 20-7. Before his coaching career, Henry was a football player and track and… Read more »
Andy Hill
Andy Hill – Assoc. Head Coach / Quarterbacks Coach – Missouri Tigers At the time of his Missouri Sport Hall of Fame induction, Andy Hill had coached 13 seasons under Gary Pinkel and 18 seasons overall at the University of Missouri, making him the longest tenured coach on the Tiger football staff. In fact, only… Read more »
Conrad Hitchler
Conrad Hitchler was a standout two-way end for Coach Dan Devine, lettering from 1960 through 1962. He led Mizzou in receiving in 1961 and was an All-Big Eight Selection in both 1961 and 1961. Hitchler earned All-America status as a senior and then went on to play in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl… Read more »
Myron Holtzman
Like any sports writer, Myron Holtzman enjoys telling stories. The funny ones are the best, of course. Even his. “I went to the University of Missouri to be a business major,” Holtzman said, “and figured out I couldn’t add 2 plus 2, so I found another major.” Well, he not only found sports journalism but… Read more »
Harry Ice
Ice was a record setting halfback for the University of Missouri Tigers football team, and a long-time member of the Tigers’ Athletic Department. Harry Ice grew up in Kansas City and attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from 1936 to 1939. At Wentworth, he was on the football, basketball, track, and baseball teams, captaining… Read more »
Stan Isle
The Stanberry native returned from a tour of duty in World War II to become sports editor of the Moberly Monitor-Index from 1946-1961. He helped to form and nurture the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, even serving as the Hall’s Executive Director for a time. He joined the staff of St. Louis-based “The Sporting News”… Read more »