What began as a simple announcement over the loud speakers at St. Louis University High School in 1985, when the racquetball program needed a coach, became a success story that’s almost too hard to believe. Even Joe “Doc” Koestner, the coach himself, gets a kick out of retracing the roots of history. “It was the… Read more »
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Rita Hoff Scott
A professional racquetball star from 1976-1984, Scott teamed up with Anheuser-Busch as the Director of Racquetball Promotions in 1978, putting on charitable exhibitions against NFL players in each tournament city, teaching adult’s and children’s clinics and making public appearances on behalf of Anheuser-Busch. Scott was one of the founders of the Women’s Professional Racquetball Association,… Read more »
Rita West
She was among the trailblazers in women’s sports in the early 1970s, playing volleyball, basketball, field hockey and tennis for the University of Missouri-St. Louis. And when racquetball piqued her interest, she not only excelled but soon created a national professional league for women – and then promoted the sport along with Anheuser-Busch. Years later,… Read more »