Lou Adamie was the major league baseball scorekeeper in St. Louis for more than four decades. Working over 4,000 games for both the Browns and Cardinals from 1941 through the 1982 season, Adamie missed only one game in his 42 years of service. He was the official scorekeeper for three All Star Games and eight… Read more »
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Year: 2007
Erma “Bergie” Bergmann
At age 19 St. Louis native, Erma Bergmann was asked to try out professionally for the All American Girls Baseball League. Ms. Bergmann made the team and was recruited to play for the Muskegon Lassies in 1946. This was the first time in U.S. history that women played professional baseball. Pitching in this extraordinary baseball… Read more »
Mark Curp
Polo, Missouri native Mark Curp had a stellar career at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, where he starred multiple times in NCAA cross country and track. Curp twice earned All-America honors on the NCAA Division I level. Mark’s greatest achievement came on September 15, 1985 in Philadelphia when he broke the world record for… Read more »
Jim Eisenreich
With one year of pro-ball under his belt, Jim Eisenreich joined the Kansas City Royals in 1987, where he was mostly used as a pinch hitter and DH. In 1989, Jim got his chance to fill in at all three outfield positions and proved he could still contribute despite suffering from Tourette’s Syndrome. Eisenreich batted… Read more »
Hillyard, Inc.
In 1920, N.S. Hillyard, founder of the Hillyard Companies erected a new plant in St. Joseph, housing the largest wood gym floor west of the Mississippi. He used it as a test site for his gym floor maintenance products. N.S. organized a company basketball team that became the two-time national A.A.U. champions and earned Hillyard… Read more »
Walt Jocketty
Since 1995, under the leadership of General Manager Walt Jocketty, the St. Louis Cardinals have compiled six NL Central Division championships, one NL Wild Card appearance, two NL Championships and one World Series Championship, 2006. The Cardinals have had seven straight winning seasons under Jocketty, including 100 plus win seasons in 2004 and 2005. Jocketty… Read more »
Pat Leahy
A member of three St. Louis University Billiken NCAA national championship soccer teams from 1969-1972, St. Louis native Pat Leahy joined the New York Jets in 1974. The Most Valuable Player in 1990, Leahy finished his impressive 18 year career with the Jets as the team’s all-time leading scorer, a record he still holds. Pat… Read more »
Gene McArtor
In 20 years of coaching baseball at the University of Missouri, Gene McArtor coached the Tigers to two Big 8 Conference titles and took six different teams to NCAA regional play. He also served as the Chairman of the NCAA Baseball Committee from 1987-1992, Vice President of the American Baseball Coach’s Association in 1987, President… Read more »
Curtis McClinton
Inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1995, Curtis McClinton was the sixth leading rusher in Chiefs history. McClinton was one of the early stars of the AFL and was the first AFL player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl, catching a 7 yard pass in the second quarter of… Read more »
1941-48 Missouri Valley College Football
Led by Coach Volney C. Ashford, the 1941-1948 Missouri Valley College Vikings Football teams held the record for the longest winning streak under one coach, with 41 straight victories. The MVC football winning streak started December 7, 1941 and ended on December 4, 1948. Football was halted at Valley from 1943-1945 due to World War… Read more »
Bob Pettit
Considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bob Pettit played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times, a feat matched only by Kobe Bryant. He… Read more »
Doug Potts
Beginning in 1966 and finishing in 2000 with a record of 213-132-2, Doug Potts coached the Bolivar High School football team for 35 years. A Neosho native, Potts was Football All-Time Letterman at Pittsburg State University (1961-1964) and All-Conference in 1964. Doug was named the Missouri State Football Coach of the Year in 1992 and… Read more »
Jay Randolph, Sr.
In 1966, Randolph joined KMOX-CBS Radio in St. Louis, where he covered St. Louis Cardinals football and hosted daily sports shows. Two years later, he became the Sports Director of KSD-TV/KSDK in St. Louis, a post he held until 1988. Since then, Jay has made significant contributions to PGA, LPGA and Senior PGA telecasts along… Read more »
Brian Reynolds
Head Swimming Coach for the Drury University’s men’s program for 22 years and the women’s team for 17 years. Under his leadership, the Drury men’s program has eight NAIA national titles and two NCAA-II national championships. The women’s team has captured two NAIA national championships and has won the NCAA-II national title four times. Among… Read more »
Bill Ross
As an athlete at the University of Missouri, Ross excelled in both basketball and baseball. Following graduation, and after a successful tenure as a high school basketball coach, Bill became instrumental in the development and implementation of the Intercollegiate Athletics program at UMKC. In the development of the program, he began the men’s and women’s… Read more »
Russ Sloan
After a stellar career playing football for the University of Missouri, Russ Sloan went on to become one of the winningest football coaches in the history of Missouri. He served as the head football coach at Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State). There, Sloan captured three straight conference championships in 1969, ’70 and ’71, leaving… Read more »