As an amateur, Spinks won 178 of his 185 bouts, including 133 knockouts. In 1974, Spinks competed in the World Games held in Cuba and won a bronze medal. A year later, he brought home a silver medal from the Pan-Am Games. In 1976, Spinks traveled to the Olympic Games in Montreal, where he won… Read more »
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Helen Stephens
Missouri native Helen Stephens was an American runner who won two gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and was undefeated in official competition. Known as the Fulton Flash, Stephens had won nine Amateur Athletic Union track-and-field titles by the age of 18. She first found fame in 1935 when she raced against Stella Walsh,… Read more »
Mechelle Voepel
Mechelle Voepel has covered women’s basketball since 1984, when she began her journalism career at the University of Missouri, graduating from there with a degree in journalism in 1987. She joined ESPN.com in 1996 as a women’s college and pro basketball writer, and since has also covered additional college sports. She has covered both the… Read more »
Jojo White
White was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of a minister. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas, entering the NCAA Tournament and losing a double overtime thriller to Texas Western, currently known as the University of Texas at El Paso, in the Midwest regional final. After college, White played on the… Read more »
2022 Class – Wynn Awards
CLASS of 2022 Neely Burkhart — Joplin High School/Missouri Southern State University) Teri Steer Cantwell — Olympic shot putter and former University of Missouri track & field assistant coach Julie O’Dell Griffith — Logan-Rogersville High School/Evangel University Chelsea Dirks-Ham — Missouri State University Amanda Hoenes — Branson High School/United States Marines Corps/Colorado State University Kim… Read more »
Larry Young
One day, you’re a neighborhood jogger. The next, you’re an Olympian. OK, so success didn’t quite happen that quickly for Missouri native Larry Young, but it’s not off by much. Living in Los Angeles in 1965 after serving in the Navy, Young began competing in weeknight, all-comer track meets. Three years later, he was in… Read more »