Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

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JUST ANNOUNCED: The Class of 2021 for our Enshrinement presented by Killian Construction, set for Jan. 31 in Springfield. the late Derrick Thomas, The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dayton Moore, Kansas City Royals GM Edwin Evers, Bass Pro ShopsAngler... Mark Lamping, Former President of the St. Louis Cardinals John Roderique, Webb City football coach Bobby Allison, Springfield philanthropist Dennis Heim, Monett & Missouri State Bears football standout Jim Middleton, Basketball coach Southwest Baptist University Nixa Athletics Alex Hall, Kickapoo Basketball& Drury Panthers Basketball standout Jim Whytlaw, Swim coach Missouri State Sugar Bears Dance Team Dan Boever Golf Long Driver & Entertainer Pat Colon, SEMO Redhawks basketball standout Poplar Bluff Mules Boys Golf Program Paul Evans, Missouri State Bears Baseball Pitching Coach Mizzou Athletics Chain Crew Tom Mast, Sports Media Warrensburg R-VI School District Cross Country Programs Ron Clawson, Warrensburg coach Bryan Blitz, Mizzou Soccer coach Cookie Rice of Ozarks Coke and DP Bottling Company -- President's Award See more

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Kansas City, here we come! Our Kansas City Enshrinement presented by Great Southern Bank is set for Sunday, November 15 at Hy-Vee Arena. Check out the Class of 2020 ... Alex Gordon -- Kansas City Royals Curley Culp -- The Kansas City Chiefs Josh Freeman -- NFL quarterback... Jack Harry -- Broadcasting Kathy Nelson Sports Administrator, Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation Dan Meers Sports Entertainment, KC Wolf Jack Talley -- Baseball, William Jewell College Athletics Mark Thomas High School Football Coach Bud Epps -- Athletic Trainer, The Kansas City Chiefs Tony Tocco -- Rockhurst University Athletics Men’s Soccer Coach Debbie Fay -- Park Hill & Park Hill South High Schools Volleyball Coach Park Hill School District Tracy Rietzke Rockhurst University Athletics Volleyball Coach Tim Jermain Jefferson Conception High School Basketball Coach Roger Lower BSHS Wildcat Softball Program & Liberty North Eagles Softball Kansas City Corporate Challenge Liberty High School Cheerleading Oak Park High School Baseball/Dugout Club Notre Dame de Sion High School Girls Golf Program & Coach Dana Hoeper See more

What a great day. Read all about it: https://tinyurl.com/yyuj8n5z

JUST ANNOUNCED: Our Basketball Luncheon presented by Mercy is now set for December 9 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Check out the honorees: Inductees: Ted Young - Marionville High School & Drury Panthers Basketball Carly Deer Stubblefield - Missouri State Lady Bear Basketball... Basketball ref Jim Vaughan Basketball Public Address announcer Rick Jester -- Missouri State Bears, Drury Panthers Basketball Skyline High School Urbana, MO Girls Basketball Program Glasgow School District Boys Basketball Program Joplin Memorial’s 1974-1978 Boys Basketball Teams Filbert Five Women’s Honorees Webb City’s Burgess mother and daughter Stephanie Williams Burgess (Wheaton High School/Labette County Community College/Missouri Southern State University) and Mikaela Burgess (Webb City High School/Pittsburg State University) Callie Carroll (Logan-Rogersville High School/Drury University/Missouri State University) Jordan Garrison-Garcia (Osceola High School/Creighton University) Heather Harman (Walnut Grove High School/Drury University) Jenny Anderson Sledge (Kickapoo High School/University of New Orleans) Filbert Five Men’s Honorees Aaron Dalton -- (Ava High School/ College of the Ozarks) Nic Dykman (Springfield Catholic Schools; Springfield Mo/Central Methodist University Athletics) Jasen Fronabarger (Aurora High School/Drury University) Brandon Kimbrough (Glendale High School/Missouri State-West Plains/Drury University) Christian Lewis (Lincoln High School in Nebraska/Columbia College Cougars)

The story of Army Lt. Tom Lombardo

President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews on the passing of St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson I had the honor of inducting Bob Gibson in January of 1996, my first class. I recall picking up coach Hank Stram up at the airport. Bob was arriving about 15 minutes later. I told Coach that we were going to wait and get Bob. The coach responded by saying, ‘Who in the hell is Bob Gibson?’ Well, we waited, and I get these two sports giants in the car. They start talking abou...t what they had made and specifically what little extra they received in Super Bowls and World Series. They became good friends. Bob was a graduate of Creighton University and an English major. He was an exceptional writer and articulate if you could get him to speak. Sports writer, Hall of Famer and Missouri Sports Legend Bob Broeg played a major role in Bob coming to Springfield induction. In his acceptance remarks, Bob spoke of his career. He was a great athlete and had also played basketball. While he had signed with the Cardinals, he played for the Harlem Globetrotters during the offseason. The Cardinals’ general manager, Bing Devine, who we inducted that same evening, asked Gibson how much the Globetrotters were paying him. Bob told him the amount and Devine told him the Cardinals would increase his salary by that amount if he would quit playing basketball! And Gibson agreed! He also shared how he needed glasses but never wore them while pitching. When opponents would see him off the field wearing pop bottle glasses, they would ask him about it, and he would just laugh at the fear in their eyes. We invited him to return to Springfield to be recognized as a Legend several times, and he would jokingly say, ‘You just want me to be a pigeon roost! Gibson will be remembered as one of the greatest competitors that Missouri ever experienced, and I will always be grateful for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame relationship with him.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Our Football Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coke and DP Bottling Company is set for Tuesday, October 20 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Our honorees are ... Inductees: Terry Metcalf St. Louis Football Cardinals Group Scott McCaulley Branson radio... Eric Czerniewski UCM Athletics Missouri Southern Lions Athletics 1972 National Championship Team Midway High School coach Larry Burchett Midway Viking Football Program Elite 11 honorees Wayne Burch Stoutland H.S./Southwest Baptist U./Camdenton Laker Football Matt Burgess Parkview H.S./Mizzou Athletics Matt DeLozier Kickapoo H.S./ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Group Michael Fox Missouri State Bears Jason O’Neal Fair Grove H.S./Southwest Baptist University Kellen Overstreet Penney H.S./University of Wyoming Denny Routh Reeds Spring H.S./Pittsburg State University Mark Smith Webb City H.S./University of Arkansas/ The Kansas City Chiefs Jared Taylor Bolivar H.S./Southwest Baptist U./William Jewell Brock West Lebanon H.S./Evangel University Brett Williams Florida State U./The Kansas City Chiefs/Lighthouse Christian coach

Alan Benes accepts his induction plaque from President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews

It was a great day at the Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds as the Hall of Fame inducted the Benes Brothers, Howard Quigley and the Mansfield High School Baseball Program. Our story: https://tinyurl.com/y2ztombu

What a great day at Old Kinderhook. Results here: https://tinyurl.com/yyza2rqk

Check out our auction online for the Stan Musial Hall of Fame Championship presented by Landau Pontoons. BIDPAL.NET/STANMUSIAL

Just about set for our Sporting Clays Classic sponsored by Killian Construction and presented by Bass Pro Shops