Richard Bowles attended William Jewell College from 1945-49, graduating in just three years as salutatorian after missing the 1946-47 year serving in the military. He was the son of legendary coach and athletic director R.E. Bowles and the youngest of four brothers who were all student-athletes for the William Jewell Cardinals. He was a 1945… Read more »
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2016 Class- Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2016 Marin Whorton Cooney (Ozark) Sophia Alexander Denning (Strafford/Drury) Bob Detherage (Hillcrest/Royals) Bill Helfrecht (Glendale/Missouri State) Brent Maggard (Sparta/Crowder/Southern Arkansas) Kristen Marshall (Glendale/William Jewell) Troy McMain (Willard) Christian Overstreet (Nixa/Missouri State) Tom Wilson (Bolivar/Detroit Tigers)
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 »
Elite 11- Class of 2018
CLASS OF 2018 Dr. Travis Brawner (Branson High School/Missouri State University) Kegan Coleman (Lee’s Summit North High School/University of Central Missouri) Dr. Kenny Downing (Aurora High School/University of Missouri/Canadian Football League) Dr. Preston Estes (Marionville High School/Missouri State) Derek Jensen (Lebanon High School/Missouri State) Roy Kaderly (Marshfield High School/Mizzou/Missouri State) David McNeel (Greenfield High School/Mizzou/Canadian Football League)… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2020
CLASS OF 2020 Wayne Burch (Stoutland High School/Southwest Baptist University/Camdenton High School) Matt Burgess (Parkview High School/University of Missouri) Mark DeLozier (Kickapoo High School/University of Tulsa) Michael Fox (Meridian (Miss.) High School/Missouri State University) Jason O’Neal (Fair Grove High School/Southwest Baptist University) Kellen Overstreet (Penney High School/University of Wyoming) Mark Smith (Webb City High School/University… Read more »
Filbert Five – Class of 2019
CLASS OF 2019 Women’s Team Jill Esely Durnin (Savannah High School/William Jewell College) Dr. Tammy Erwin (Walnut Grove High School/Southwest Baptist University/College of the Ozarks) Carrie Long Green (Skyline High School/Southwest Baptist University) Brittany Percival Lyon (Hartville High School/Missouri Science & Technology) Kelsey Williams (Eminence High School/Moberly Area Community College/Lincoln University, University of Central Missouri) Men’s… Read more »
Fred Flook
In the early 1960s, Fred Flook was coaching at Liberty High School when the athletic director of nearby William Jewell College, Dr. Norris Patterson (MSHOF 2006), called in search of a coach who could double as a baseball and gymnastics coach. A Liberty football coach, George Carter, had recommended Flook to Patterson, who wanted to… Read more »
Darrel Gourley
It’s almost as if it all happened in Hollywood, scripted and released on one of those old 1940s black-and-white movie reels. How else to explain the tremendous career of William Jewell College’s longtime coach, Darrel Gourley? You see, he was a high school freshman when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and then was forced to wait… Read more »
Larry Holley
Think Larry Holley loved coaching from the start? Get this – his first basketball job was at Harrisburg, where he coached six teams (boys and girls varsity, JV and junior high) without an assistant coach and lived in a mobile home across the street. “I coached 91 games that year,” Holley said, “and I’m proud… Read more »
James Nelson
Jim Nelson coached at Jewell from 1950-1990. He had the longest tenured coaching career in the history of Jewell athletics. During his illustrious career he served as assistant football coach, head football coach, head men’s basketball coach, head women’s basketball coach, cross country coach, track coach, and tennis coach. Nelson came to Jewell with Dr.… Read more »
Norris Patterson
Dr. Patterson amassed an impressive 134-33-10 record as head coach of the William Jewell College Cardinals during his 18 year tenure. Under his leadership, the Cardinals won 13 conference titles and finished as runner-up five times. The late Dr. Patterson is also a member of the NAIA, NACDA Athletic Directors, Missouri Valley College and William… Read more »
Jim Redd
At Northwest Missouri State University, Redd captained the team for three years, garnering First Team Defensive Lineman and Second Team Offensive Tackle awards in 1965. Jim began his head coaching career in 1976, mentoring the Bearcats of his alma mater. He was later named Director of Athletics for Northwest, and in 2003 was appointed Director… Read more »
Jack Talley
Growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Missouri City, a river town northeast of Kansas City, Jack Talley, his siblings and school-age buddies were usually outside in good weather. “We were always playing something whether it was football, baseball or basketball,” Talley said. “With four siblings and three other family members my… Read more »
1968 William Jewell College Cardinals Baseball
The 1968 William Jewell College baseball team captured the NAIA National Baseball Championship. Coached by NAIA and William Jewell College Hall of Fame member Fred Flook, the Cardinals’ storied run to the National Championship began with a tremendous rally through the district tournament. They earned a spot in the National Tournament in St. Joseph. They… Read more »
2003 William Jewell Women’s Soccer Team
In the 2003 NAIA Tournament semifinals for women’s soccer, already down 1-0, the William Jewell Cardinals suddenly fell behind by yet another goal only 30 seconds into the second half. “I thought I had given the greatest halftime speech,” said their bewildered coach, Chris Cissell. Said Kristin Neher Ebberts, “I looked at (Allison) Mallams and… Read more »